Erin Gwyn Rossington (Soprano)

Soprano Erin Rossington was Associate Artist for 2024/25 at the Welsh National Opera. During the season she performed Cercatrice in Suor Angelica and Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro for WNO. She also performed in the Opera Favourites and New Year Viennese concerts alongside the WNO Orchestra. Last season she sang the role of Micaëla in La Tragedié de Carmen for Buxton International Festival and will cover the role at English National Opera this autumn. A regular on the competition platform, she won International Voice of the Future at Llangollen International Eisteddfod and the prestigious Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Prize at the RNCM in 2019, and the Towyn Roberts Scholarship at the National Eisteddfod of Wales 2023, and this year already, the Dunraven Singing Competiton and Bridgend Male Voice Choirs Diamond Bursary Competition. Erin was also selected as a finalist for the Vincerò competiton in Verona in 2023 and a Semi-Finalist in the Paris Opera Competition earlier this year. Prior to joining the Opera School at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Erin received Distinction in Master of Music at GSMD, and 1st Class Bachelor of Music degree at the Royal Northern College of Music. Her roles include; Maguelonne Viardot’s Cendrillon, Miss Fortune Miss Fortune, Mimí La Bohemé, Fiordiligi Così fan Tutte, and Vitellia La Clemenza di Tito. Erin made her Snape Maltings debut as Ina in TIDE in 2022, a new commission for Aldeburgh Festival and performed Lady Billows in Albert Herring for Clonter Opera. She is one of four daughters and visits home as often as she can to help her family on their farm, feeling at one with the hills of their mountainous Welsh farm.

Iwan Llewelyn-Jones (piano)

Described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘a pianist of impeccable taste, confidence and stylish sensitivity’, Iwan Llewelyn-Jones has firmly established himself as one of the finest pianists of his generation. He has performed at many of the world’s prestigious concert halls including the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Leipzig Gewandhaus, and the Sydney Opera House. Iwan is the Artistic Director of the 2025 Wales International Piano Festival, having curated the previous two Festivals in 2016 and 2021. He has been the recipient of several awards and honours, including the Sir Geraint Evans Award in recognition of his significant contribution to Welsh music. Iwan is a Steinway Artist and combines a busy international performing schedule with his role as Senior Lecturer and Director of Music Performance at Bangor University.

Sara Trickey (violin)

Sara Trickey enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her “fiery and passionate” performances (The Strad) and her “beautifully refined tone” (Musical Opinion), she performs at many of the major UK festivals and venues, including in the Presteigne, Alwyn, Oxford May Music,  York, Ashburton and Wye Valley Chamber Music festivals. She plays regularly with pianist Dan Tong with whom she has recorded the Schubert Sonatinas to critical acclaim (“Irresistible!” – Barry Millington). A CD of Fauré and David Matthews has recently been released by Deux-Elles. She also made a world premiere recording of Mathias’ violin sonatas with Iwan Llewelyn Jones.

Sara has performed most of the repertoire for violin and orchestra, with orchestras that include the City of London Sinfonia and the Orchestra of St John’s (“The Beethoven violin concerto was quite simply perfection” – Seen and Heard International). She recently recorded the David Matthews double concerto for violin and viola with the English Symphony Orchestra and violist Sarah-Jane Bradley.

She is a founder member of the Odysseus Piano Trio and is currently a member of The Rossetti Ensemble. She  plays in a violin duo with Andrew Watkinson, leader of the Endellion Quartet. Prior to forming these groups, Sara led the Bronte String Quartet for six years, winning the Royal Overseas League competition and second prize in the Cremona International Quartet competition.

Sara recently curated her own project Dancing With Apollo at Kings Place as part of the Spitalfields Festival. This was a multi-media project based around Greek myth. As well as music for violin and piano it included narration and dance involving collaborations with Dame Marina Warner, choreographer Kim Brandstrup and pianist Ivana Gavric.

She has also collaborated recently with Joffrey Ballet, based in Chicago, and choreographer Cathy Marston to create the short film Bertha with a score written for her playing solo violin accompanied by hand pans by Errollyn Wallen

Sara studied with Camilla Wicks and also was very much influenced by her studies at IMS Prussia Cove. She read Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and this continues to be a passion. She also enjoys teaching, primarily at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Rosie Biss (cello)

Rosie Biss is Principal Cello with the Welsh National Opera and enjoys a varied career as chamber musician, soloist, guest principal, and teacher. As cellist in the Odysseus trio, and a previous member of the Zehetmair Quartet, Rosie performed throughout Europe and America’s concert halls. As guest principal cello, she has played with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé, City of Birmingham Symphony orchestra amongst many others.  She has broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, WDR 3, and has appeared at major music festivals including Edinburgh, Aspen and Schleswig-Holstein. Having studied at Cambridge University, and Cologne Musikhochschule, Rosie is now a keen educator. She is a cello professor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and teaches masterclasses annually at Cellofest.