WildKat PR is delighted to welcome the cellist, Guy Johnston to its client roster. A previous winner of the prestigious BBC Young Musician of the Year (2000), Guy is currently launching the Hatfield House Music Festival, of which he is artistic director, an event celebrating wonderful Chamber music in an idyllic location.

Guy says of the festival:

“Having experienced festivals all over the world, some of which are run by close friends and colleagues, I felt the urge to create something myself. I have wanted to be involved with a festival in my home county of Hertfordshire for some time, and was delighted when a chance conversation with Mary Anstey – who wanted to create new concert opportunities in Hertfordshire – led to the creation of this inaugural festival in the beautiful grounds of Hatfield House.”

The festival takes place from the 20^th to the 23^rd of September, and is the perfect ending to a music-packed summer.  Highlights of the festival include performances from The Sixteen, the Aronowitz Ensemble, the Navarra Quartet and more.

This year Guy also plays at the Bad Kissingen Chamber Music festival, the International Music Festival in Aberystwyth,  as well as performing further afield at a Chamber Music Festival in Bolivia.

For more information about Guy, visit his website here. For more information about Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival, visit their website, and to book tickets, visit Campus West Box Office.

(Written on July 2, 2012 )

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