The Kathleen Ferrier Awards

Winners

Winner

Soprano Sarah-Jane Brandon was born in Johannesburg and is currently a student at the Benjamin Britten International Opera School at the Royal College of Music.
She was previously a student at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town, where she performed frequently with the Kwa-Zulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra and, in collaboration with Cape Town Opera, sang the roles of Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Countess (Le nozze di Figaro). Recent operatic appearances include Sandrina (La finta giardiniera) at the RCM, and Lisaura (Alessandro) at the London Handel Festival.
Her recent engagements have included Maddalena in Handel’s 'La Resurrezione' at the London Handel Festival; Vivaldi's 'Gloria' at the Bridgewater Hall with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Stephen Cleobury; a tour of China with the Amadeus Orchestra and appearances at the Wigmore Hall and in the Crush Bar of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Her engagements this season include ‘Elijah’ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Kurt Masur and Maddalena in 'La Resurrezione' with the Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh.
Her many awards include the Maggie Teyte Prize and Miriam Licette Scholarship administered by the Musicians Benevolent Fund; the Overseas Trophy and the Lorna Viol and Audrey Strange Prizes in the 2008 Royal Over-Seas League Competition and the Cuthbert Smith Prize in the RCM’s Lies Askonas Competition. She was also awarded second place in the 2008 Richard Tauber Competition.

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