Winner of the 2022 Junior Kathleen Ferrier Competition, London-Irish tenor Hugo Brady studies at the Royal College of Music, under the tutelage of Russell Smythe, as the Victor and Lilian Hochhauser Scholar. He is also a supported by the Josephine Baker Trust, and is a Samling Artist. Brady began singing aged eight, as a member of the Royal Opera House’s Youth Opera Company, singing in the children’s choruses of operatic favourites such as La Bohème and Carmen. Since then, he has studied at the Centre for Young Musicians, winning first prize at both the New Talent British International Youth Music Competition and the Louis Watt Memorial Competition during his time there. He was most recently awarded the Prix de l’Académie de la ville de Ciboure at the Festival Ravel in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. As a tenor, he as appeared with Nevill Holt Opera and the Manchester Camerata, at the Aldeburgh Festival under the direction of Deborah Warner and at Barbican Hall with the LSSO. He has appeared in masterclasses with Sir Thomas Allen, Bernarda Fink, Roderick Williams and Veronique Gens, among others. For Brunswick Vocal Arts, he has recently performed a recital with pianist Simon Lepper. In 2024-25’, Brady becomes an Oxford Song Young Artist, performing in recitals and masterclasses throughout the festivals.
Upcoming events with The Mozartists:
Jommelli – A Celebration
18 September 2024 – Wigmore Hall, London
Winner of the 2022 Junior Kathleen Ferrier Competition, London-Irish tenor Hugo Brady studies at the Royal College of Music, under the tutelage of Russell Smythe, as the Victor and Lilian Hochhauser Scholar. He is also a supported by the Josephine Baker Trust, and is a Samling Artist. Brady began singing aged eight, as a member of the Royal Opera House’s Youth Opera Company, singing in the children’s choruses of operatic favourites such as La Bohème and Carmen. Since then, he has studied at the Centre for Young Musicians, winning first prize at both the New Talent British International Youth Music Competition and the Louis Watt Memorial Competition during his time there. He was most recently awarded the Prix de l’Académie de la ville de Ciboure at the Festival Ravel in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. As a tenor, he as appeared with Nevill Holt Opera and the Manchester Camerata, at the Aldeburgh Festival under the direction of Deborah Warner and at Barbican Hall with the LSSO. He has appeared in masterclasses with Sir Thomas Allen, Bernarda Fink, Roderick Williams and Veronique Gens, among others. For Brunswick Vocal Arts, he has recently performed a recital with pianist Simon Lepper. In 2024-25’, Brady becomes an Oxford Song Young Artist, performing in recitals and masterclasses throughout the festivals.
Upcoming events with The Mozartists:
Jommelli – A Celebration
18 September 2024 – Wigmore Hall, London