Lunchtime Classical Concert | Sophie Iliaifar & Alison Gill

Sophia Iliaifar | Image provided by promoter

Friday 11th December | 1pm

Sophie Iliaifar, mezzo-soprano and Alison Gill piano

Member’s priority booking till 13th November

Sophie Iliaifar is a mezzo-soprano from Saltburn-by-the Sea, England, known for her rich tone and expressive stage presence.
She graduated with First Class Honours from the Royal Northern College of Music, studying with Sarah Rhodes, and received the Sir John Manduell Award. Operatic experience includes choruses in Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus, The Snow Maiden, and The Cask of Amontillado, and roles include Flora in La Traviata. Recording credits include Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and the Queen’s Coronation Anthems with the Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh. Recent highlights include a solo recital at Carlisle Cathedral, appearances at Middlesbrough Town Hall, and the Bridgewater Hall.

Alison Gill | Image provided by promoter

Alison Gill is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, specialising as an accompanist and répétiteur. Now based in North Yorkshire, Alison is highly sought after as an accompanist across the region, collaborating regularly with the Chorus of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, the Jervaulx Singers and as an accompanist for Leeds Conservatoire, Durham University, the Berkshire Choral International and for the BBC Proms held at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music. As a soloist and accompanist Alison has also performed at venues from the Wigmore Hall to the Palau de La Musica in Barcelona and Vienna’s Musikverein

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