Musicians
Cantilena Players
Cantilena consists of a number of professional players, and every year we invite selected Cantilena Scholars from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, some of whom will be experiencing for the first time the concentration and sustained demand for excellence that is required for a week of great music.
Meet our professionals below!
ANGUS RAMSAYViolin & Artistic Director
LEV ATLAS Viola
ALLAN NEAVEGuitar & Artistic Director
PETER FRYDouble-Bass
MARTIN STOREYCello
Cantilena Scholars
The Cantilena Festival Scholar programme invites string students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to take part in a week of music-making on the beautiful Hebridean Island of Islay.
These young professionals rehearse and perform with the Cantilena Players to the highest of standards, well away from the hustle and bustle of their studies in Glasgow.
Please meet our 2024 Scholars below:
Ines SoaresViolin
Suzanne GodetViola
Jacques Carroll-LeitaoGuitar
Annabel StevensViolin
Jae Min Kim KangCello
Esther Ersfeld MandujanoPiano
George WeirViolin
Tim BeattieGuitar
Become a Cantilena Patron
Cantilena depends on help, whether it's in the form of financial assistance or volunteers distributing posters and providing accommodation during the Festival.
Buy Tickets for the 2024 Cantilena Festival
This year will see the festival celebrate its 22nd season with performances running from Sunday 7 July – Friday 12 July.
Cantilena Festival on Islay is a registered charity SCO 033071
