Kosmos Ensemble - Classical Music Meets The World

Join us for the Opening Concert of Surrey Music Academy’s Chamber Music Festival! 

The Kosmos Ensemble have performed internationally to great acclaim including tours of Poland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Sweden, the Channel Islands, and live performances on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM. In 2018, composer Errollyn Wallen OBE CBE, recently appointed by King Charles to serve as Master of the King’s Music, wrote a Triple concerto for Kosmos which was premiered at the Jersey International Liberation Festival's Royal Opera House with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra and Eamonn Dougan conducting. Other performances of this successful new work included the headlining concert of the Festival of Chichester in Chichester Cathedral with Worthing Symphony Orchestra and John Gibbons conducting and Northampton Symphony Orchestra also with John Gibbons conducting. The Kosmos Ensemble recently released their third album on the Nimbus Label to critical acclaim. 

Harriet Mackenzie is an international soloist and chamber musician who has recorded concertos with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Nova. “Superbly responsive playing from Harriet Mackenzie...faultless technique and unfailing insight” (Gramophone Magazine). Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton is a unique viola player specialising in world and folk music styles including Celtic, Romanian, Greek and Middle-Eastern music. “Meg Hamilton explored the highest range of sounds...the sound was beautiful and truly evocative...charming and vivacious” (Chichester Observer). Miloš Milivojevic is a Serbian classical accordionist, awarded a full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, winner of many international competitions and the prestigious Derek Butler London Prize at the Wigmore Hall - contested by students from all four of the London conservatoires. He recently released his debut solo album on the Nimbus Label. "A hurricane of imaginative invention" (The Times) 

Surrey Music Academy (SMA) stands as an independent, educational partnership comprising private music teachers dedicated to providing a diverse array of services to both schools and individuals across the UK. At SMA, we hold a steadfast belief that every child deserves access to exceptional music education. We champion the transformative power of learning an instrument, recognising it as a gateway to lifelong skills, heightened confidence, enriched self-esteem, and augmented cognitive development. Our mission is to foster a musical journey that empowers and inspires students of all ages, nurturing a passion for music that resonates throughout their lives.