Ara Malikian, born in Lebanon, 1968 in an Armenian violinist. Ara Malikian began studying the violin at a very early age with his father. His talent was recognized precociously despite the difficulties he encountered because of the war, forcing him even to study during long periods of time in air-raid shelters.

Sarah Walker CBE (born 11 March 1943 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is a British mezzo-soprano. Walker's grandparents were members of the Hallé Choir, and her aunt (Madame Annie Walker) was a notable soprano in the early 20th Century. She began her musical studies as a violinist at the Royal College of Music, from there she went to study singing with Vera Rozsa.

Rachel Podger is an English violinist specialising in the performance of baroque music. She often conducts baroque orchestras from the violin. She was born in England but educated at a German Steiner school. She returned to study first with Perry Hart, then at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with David Takeno, Pauline Scott and Micaela Comberti. During her studies she co-founded baroque chamber groups The Palladian Ensemble and Florilegium, …

Stephen Preston is an English flautist specialising in period performance of baroque and classical music on original instruments. Additionally he plays modern flute and choreographs historical forms of dance.

Neil Black is an internationally known oboist and a professor at London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Starting on the oboe at age 11, Black did not initially consider music as a career. He attended Oxford University and earned a degree in History. Three years after finishing at Oxford, he became principal oboist for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Later in his career, he was the principal oboist for the Academy of St.

Lou Hirsch is an actor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and currently based in the United Kingdom. He studied at the University of Miami and The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, UK, with later "Star Trek" actress Marina Sirtis. He has an extensive list of credits in film, TV, and theater going back over 20 years, and his most recent film role was as Headmaster Widdlesome in "Thunderbirds".

Michelle Dockery is a British actress known primarily for playing Susan Sto Helit in the Sky One adaptation of "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather". Dockery trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating in July 2004. She made her professional debut in a minor role in 2005's "Fingersmith", and first appeared on stage in "The Government Inspector" at the Royal National Theatre in June of that year.

Matthew William Tansley Stiff (born December 13, 1979 in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire) is a baritone-bass singer with British vocal group G4.

Helena Gaunt was born in Rome. She read English at King's College Cambridge, and an MA in Sociology of Literature at Essex University. Following this she studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama for a year on the postgraduate Performance and Communications Skills Course. She has studied the oboe with Tess Miller , Celia Nicklin , Helmut Winschermann and Nicholas Daniel .