BACH, Handel & Finzi

George Caird is a distinguished English oboist and music educator. Since 1970, George Caird has combined a career as an oboist with one as a music educationalist, firstly teaching and later in senior posts at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Codarts Rotterdam. Graduating with an MA in Music from Cambridge University he pursued a freelance career with many of the London Orchestras. He joined the Royal Academy of Music as professor of oboe in 1984, became Head of Woodwind in 1987 and Head of Orchestral Studies in 1989. In September 1993, George was appointed Principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire a post that he held until August 2010. Since then he has held senior positions at the Codart Rotterdam, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. His influence in music education and performance has been instrumental in nurturing the UK's musical talent, positioning him as a significant figure in the British classical music scene.

Michael Bochmann, MBE, is an internationally acclaimed British violinist and conductor, founder and Artistic Director of the Lenthall Concerts. Educated at Burford School he went on to study violin at the Royal Academy of Music. He was a participating pupil on Menuhin’s Master classes on BBC2 TV. In February 1990 Michael partnered Sir Yehudi Menuhin in the Bach Double Violin Concerto in a most successful tour of 16 concerts throughout the USA and Canada. He formed the Bochmann Quartet in 1977 with which he made over 50 broadcasts within their first 10 years. During this period, he also performed with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields directed by Neville Marriner and the English Chamber Orchestra. He directed the English String Orchestra until 2016. He is very active as a teacher and is Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at Trinitylaban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.