Syrian born pianist Riyad Nicolas is one of the most exciting young musicians to emerge from the Middle East. He is joined in this showcase of artists chosen by the Tillett Trust for its Young Artists Platform scheme 2012, by clarinettist Mark Simpson, first ever winner in 2006 of both the BBC Young Musician and BBC Proms/Guardian Young Composer Competitions in the same year; and by British pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, one-time pupil of Imogen Cooper and now a postgraduate student at the GSMD.
