Jury

Tom is the Co-Principal Trumpet of the Västerås Sinfonietta and has appeared as guest principal trumpet with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, London Sinfonietta and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He has been a member of the Lucerne Festival Academy, performing under the baton of Pierre Boulez, and worked as an onstage musician with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Having starting teaching at the age of 16 Tom is currently the Trumpet Teacher and Head of Brass of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and gives masterclasses on trumpet performance and chamber music at some of the leading conservatoires in Europe and the USA. Tom has a passion to help younger musicians at the beginnings of their musical journey and has been a Trumpet and Brass section coach of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and Iraq.

Ashley is an internationally acclaimed trumpet soloist, chamber musician, educator, and coach, celebrated for performances that spark connection, curiosity, and deep personal engagement. With a career spanning more than two decades, she has graced many of the world’s most prestigious stages—from the Sydney Opera House to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts—earning praise for her “warm tone, stunning technique, and expressive artistry” (Cincinnati Enquirer) and the “energetic joy” she brings to every performance (Rochester Post Bulletin).
Since 2008, Ashley has served as principal trumpet of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, helping bring vibrant, community-driven performances to life each summer through the ensemble’s dynamic Summermusik Festival. In 2023–2024, she toured globally with the iconic Canadian Brass, becoming only the second woman ever to join the ensemble and delighting audiences worldwide with its signature mix of virtuosity and humor.

As an educator, Ashley blends musical excellence with deep insight into personal and artistic development. She supports the whole-person growth in her students and guides artists toward greater ease, intention, and impact. She currently serves on the trumpet faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and has previously held positions at the Longy School of Music, University of Dayton, St. Olaf College, and the UNC School of the Arts. Her teaching specialties—efficiency, respiratory mechanics, upper-register development, and strategic practice planning—make her a sought-after clinician and mentor worldwide.

Annamia Larsson is the principal Horn of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Sweden. She studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, and the Universität für Darstellende Kunst und Musik, Vienna, starting her orchestral career in the Verbier Festival Orchestra before becoming Co-principal horn of the Royal Opera in Stockholm at the age of 21.

Annamia frequently performs as a soloist with orchestras in Scandinavia including the Swedish Radio Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Reykjavik Chamber Orchestras and has performed at festivals around the world including the Vinterfest and Stavanger International Chamber Music Festivals and the Isla Verde International Brass Festival in Argentina.

From 2008 to 2019 Annamia was the horn teacher at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and she continues to give masterclasses around the world. In 2022 Annamia was made a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

Peter came to international attention in 2008 when, aged 12, he became the youngest ever winner of BBC Young Musician. A busy schedule has since seen him perform with some of the Europe’s leading orchestras, including the BBC, London and Lucerne Symphony orchestras, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish Chamber Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra. He has also given recitals at some of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals: Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Cologne Philharmonie, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, London’s Barbican Centre and Wigmore Hall, the Spoleto Festival USA, Vienna’s Musikverein and Zurich’s Tonhalle, to name a few.

Concerto highlights include performances in Suntory Hall, Tokyo with Sir Simon Rattle and the BBC Proms with Vasily Petrenko - the first trombone soloist at the festival for nearly 20 years. The performance was widely praised: ‘There are very few players with the charismatic presence and variety in their sound ... who can hold interest through long phrases as Moore always does,’ wrote The Arts Desk. The Times noted Moore’s ‘hot lyricism’, while the Telegraph admired how he ‘married the elegance of a ballroom dancer with the lyrical tenderness of a violinist’.

Moore is the former Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra, joining in 2014 as the youngest ever player. After 10 years, he resigned in order to focus on his career as a soloist. He is currently a professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London and has given masterclasses all over the world in institutions including the Juilliard School, Paris Conservatoire, and New England Conservatory.

Oren Marshall is widely regarded as one of the best tuba players of his generation in the world. He started playing with trad Jazz bands in South London pubs in the early 80’s and has since worked with a diverse array of musicians and ensembles such as rock band Radiohead, Charlie Haden’s Liberation Orchestra, poet Moondog, Brazilian Maestro Hermeto Pascoal, the Pan-African Orchestra from Ghana, Nigerian Juju Master King Sunny Ade and in duo with award winning vocalist, Bobby McFerrin.

He has worked with every major orchestra in London and by the age of 21 had been offered the Principal Tuba position in the London Symphony Orchestra and also the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany. He turned down both jobs in order to pursue a more risky but varied career.
He has recorded 3 Solo albums of his own compositions and as a member of London Brass, toured the World and performed privately for the Queen of England, Prince Charles, the Pope, the German Chancellor and the Chinese Premiere.
Oren has also played on hundreds of movie soundtracks including Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, the Hobbit, Kung Fu Panda, Spiderman, Men In Black, Hellboy, Dark Knight Rises, Infinity War and Mission Impossible Fallout.
He was Tuba professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance for 17 years, 7 years of which he was also Head of Brass. He is now visiting professor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
He continues to be in high demand as a teacher and has given brass Masterclasses in over 50 countries on 6 continents.