Artists

Alexandra developed her early musical interests as a violinist and pianist, before going on to read Music at the University of Oxford, where a particular focus of her scholarship was the psychology of musical performance and listening.  Following this, she remained in Oxford to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law, graduating with Distinction.

Upon moving to London in 2012, Alexandra took her first job in the classical music business as an Assistant Artist Manager at Harrison/Parrott.  She joined the team of International Classical Artists in 2013, where she worked closely with Chairman Stephen Wright across all fields of artist management, orchestral touring, project creation & production, consultancy, and audio/audio-visual media projects.  During this time, she enjoyed producing major international tours for orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, and working closely as a consultant to such organisations as the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Florian Leonhard Fine Violins.  Alexandra’s passion has always been for artist management, where she has had the pleasure of managing such revered icons as Kyung Wha Chung and Sir James Galway, building swiftly rising careers for artists such as Alena Baeva and Joseph Bastian, and signing young prize-winning talents such as Moné Hattori and Anna Tsybuleva.

Alexandra became a Director of International Classical Artists (renamed Wright Music Management) in 2018, at the age of 28.  She launched Knight Classical Ltd in January 2020, where she now enjoys working closely with a wide range of management clients and creative projects.

Alongside music, Alexandra has a long-held fascination for foreign languages.  She speaks French and German, and has recently taken up the challenge of learning Russian.

Cate has enjoyed a varied career in the music industry over the last decade. Starting at The Sixteen she then moved into the touring department of Intermusica, taking responsibility for organising and managing international tours. Her touring saw her work in Mexico, Russia, India (with educational projects), and China, with clients including Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. She later became Tours Manager of the Philharmonia Orchestra. During her 2.5 years in the role, she managed over 60 concerts across Europe, as well as further afield including Iceland, Taiwan, Japan, China and the USA. In the summer of 2016, she oversaw the orchestra’s month-long residency in Aix-en-Provence’s International Festival

After working for a musical charity in Soweto, Johannesburg for a year, Cate returned to the UK in late 2017 and has since enjoyed pursuing a freelance career. Her freelance work has encompassed a wide range of projects including project managing the orchestral music for the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle and Coordinating the Royal Gala Concert for HRH Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday at Buckingham Palace. She has worked as a freelancer in Orchestral Management, Music Administration, Tour Management and Event Management for groups including Britten Sinfonia, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company, London Chamber Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, Paraorchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra, including tour managing their female orchestral tour to Saudi Arabia. Cate has worked on projects with Nicola Benedetti and The Kings Singers and enjoys continuing to tour manage the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and New College Choir, Oxford.

Martin heads our Digital division. He has been filming and editing videos since 2010, building websites since 2006 and creating all sorts of other assets like photos, print and digital design along the way. He has worked on projects for a wide range of companies and individuals, from members of Parliament to major universities and Grammy-nominated musicians. He has worked on projects for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Steinway & Sons and the University of Cambridge, among others.

Music has been a part of Angela’s life since very early on, she began her musical studies at the age of four, and she started playing the violin when she was eight years old. She holds a BMus from the Royal Conservatory of Madrid and the “Katarina Gurska” Conservatory. She was also a member of a string quartet for several years. Her love for chamber music led her to discover her passion for traveling as well, as the group toured Spain, Germany and Italy amongst other countries. Although her career started on stage, she was always fascinated with the professional work backstage. That’s why she decided to pursue a career in arts management.

Stephen Wright (formerly Managing Director of Harold Holt and Founding Managing Director of IMG Artists Europe) has enjoyed an illustrious career of more than forty-five years, during which time he personally managed the careers of Semyon Bychkov, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Mariss Jansons, Sir Neville Marriner, Seiji Ozawa, Yevgeny Svetlanov, and Yuri Temirkanov, amongst others. Stephen has also acted as an advisory consultant to such institutions as Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Oslo Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and Tonhalle Zürich. Internationally recognised for reassessing business models and developing new media avenues, Stephen also set up the BBC Legends CD label, and produced a number of television documentaries such as the celebrated Art of Conducting, as well as filmed portraits of Ferenc Fricsay, Yevgeny Mravinsky, and Arturo Toscanini.