Andrew Kennedy tenor

Award Winner 2006

Andrew Kennedy studied at King's College, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music in London. He was also a member of the Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Andrew Kennedy has won numerous prizes and awards including the 2005 BBC Singer of the World Rosenblatt Recital Prize, the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artists' Award in 2006 and was also a member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme. He has performed Tamino The Magic Flute, English National Opera, Flute A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Opera House, Jaquino Fidelio, Glyndebourne Festival, Ferrando Cosi fan tutte, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Nemorino L'elisir d'amore, Opera North and Tom Rakewell The Rake's Progress, La Monnaie and Opéra de Lyon. Concert engagements include numerous performances with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and Sir Colin Davis, Mozart Requiem, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jurowski, Mozart Mass in C Minor, Hallé Orchestra/Elder, Berlioz Grande Messe de Morts, LSO/Tortelier, Oedipus Rex, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Edinburgh International Festival and Novice Billy Budd, LSO/Harding as well as many orchestral performances of Britten with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Kennedy sang Elgar Spirit of England at the 2007 Last Night of the Proms. He gives numerous recitals around Europe and the UK most recently appearing at the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and the Cheltenham Festival. His fast growing discography includes Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge and in 2008 he will release Gurney Ludlow and Teme , Strauss Songs with Roger Vignoles and Liszt songs with Iain Burnside. Future plans include Vere Billy Budd, Houston Grand Opera, Tito La Clemenza di Tito, Opera de Lyon, St Matthew Passion, Netherlands Philharmonic at the Concertgebouw, Pilgrim's Progress, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tom Rakewell, The Rake's Progress, Stresa Festival and La Scala.

Photograph taken by Benjamin Ealovega