Junior Fellowships
Our Trinity Laban Junior Fellowship offers a rare and exciting platform for exceptional and aspiring young musicians, providing the support and opportunities necessary to successfully make the leap from full-time conservatoire-based study to excellence in the music profession.
These intensive, year-long Fellowships provide individuals with the means and the time to enhance their professional skills and contacts, while pushing and exploring their own artistic development with the invaluable support of a Trinity Laban mentor.
The Sir Charles Mackerras
Junior Fellowship in Conducting
The Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellowship in Conducting is designed to enable an aspiring young conductor to bridge the gap between full-time conservatoire-based study and the music profession by providing them with the means and time to develop their professional skills and contacts whilst continuing their development with the support of a Trinity Laban mentor.
How to apply
CV
Please attach an up-to-date CV detailing your education, further tuition (if applicable) and professional experience. Being as specific as possible, please indicate how you found out about this Junior Fellowship opportunity.
Covering Letter
Please attach a letter providing a brief statement (of no more than 500 words) indicating your intended personal programme over the Junior Fellowship period.
Short Biography
A précis (no more than 200 words) version of your biography.
Names of Referees
Please provide the names of two referees (preferably of national or international stature) who are willing to provide comment on both your professional work to date and your suitability for the Junior Fellowship programme, stating how long they have known you and in what capacity.
Professional References
Please attach scanned copies of the references from the two professional referees whose details you have supplied above.
Photo
Please attach a high-quality (300dpi or 1MB) recent digital image of yourself.
Digital Recordings
Please attach at least one digital recording of a recent performance, with a total length of at least 15 minutes in duration. As there is no limit to the file size, please submit the highest quality version you have at your disposal.
Due to the large number of applications received, should your recordings exceed 15 minutes in duration they may not be reviewed in their entirety by the panel.
Failing to include any of the items listed above will adversely affect your Junior Fellowship application.
Junior Fellowships are not eligible for Student Visas and you will need to provide evidence of your UK immigration status.
Junior Fellows
The value, impact and success of Trinity Laban’s Junior Fellowship programme are illustrated by an impressive list of past recipients who have forged, or are embarking upon, dynamic and prolific careers.
Current Junior Fellow
Vicente Chavarria
The Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow in Conducting
Previous Junior Fellows
- Jack Sheen (The Carne Junior Fellowship for an Individual)
- Valentina Ciardelli (The Carne Trust Junior Fellowship for an Individual 2018-19
- Charis Hanning (Junior Fellowships in Piano Accompaniment 2018-19)
- Min Young Bae (Junior Fellowships in Piano Accompaniment 2018-19)
- Jonathan Mann (The Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow in Conducting 2017-19)
- Patricia Auchterlonie (The Carne Junior Fellow for Individuals 2017-18)
- Imma Setiadi and Alessandro Viale (Junior Fellows in Piano Accompaniment 2017-18)
- Dulcinea Quartet: Kirsten Jenson, Yuen Minn Majoe, Haru Ushigusa and Martin Wray (The Richard Carne Junior Fellow for String Quartet 2016-17)
- Stephen Upshaw (The Richard Carne Junior Fellow for Individuals 2016-17)
- George Jackson (The Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow in Conducting 2015-17)
- Harriet Mackenzie (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Individuals 2015-16)
- Claire Wickes (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Individuals 2014-15)
- Piatti Quartet (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2014-16)
- James Ham (The Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow in Conducting 2013-15)
- Harry Cameron-Penny (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Individuals 2013-14)
- Jubilee Quartet (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2013-14)
- Benyounes Quartet (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2011-13)
- Christopher Guild (Richard Carne Junior Fellow for Individuals 2012-13)
- Nico de Villiers (Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment 2012-13)
- Elizabeth Rossiter (Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment 2012-13)
- Holly Cook (Richard Carne Junior Fellow for Individuals 2011-12)
- Duncan Ward (The Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow in Conducting 2010-12)
- Wu Quartet (King Charles, previously Bulldog, Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2010-2012)
- Solstice Quartet (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Chamber Ensemble 2010-2011)
- Finzi Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2009-2010)
- Sitkovetsky Trio (Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Chamber Ensemble 2009-2010)
- Michael Alexander Young (Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellowship in Conducting 2008-2010)
- Vardanyan Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2008-2009)
- Brodowski Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2007-2008; Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Chamber Ensemble 2008-2009)
- Carducci Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2006-2007; Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Chamber Ensemble 2007-2008)
- Tom Hammond (Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellowship in Conducting 2006-2008)
- Badke Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2005-2006)
- Bronte Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2004-2005)
- Elysian Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2003-2004)
- Alba Quartetopens in a new window (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2002-2003)
- Guillami Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 2000-2002)
- Solaris Quartet (Bulldog Junior Fellowship for String Quartet 1998-1999)
Find out more
To find out more about applying to our Junior Fellowship, please contact:
Claire Jones
Deputy Registrar
c.jones@trinitylaban.ac.uk
020 8305 4402