Rob Burton, saxophone

London-based saxophonist and artist Rob Burton won the Woodwind Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2018 and went on to secure a place in the Grand Final at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, where he performed as concerto soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Highlights since then include appearances as soloist with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, such as Britten Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as well as at prestigious international festivals, including Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Leicester, Cheltenham, Harrogate, and Oundle International Festivals. Featured as one of Classic FM’s “Rising Stars 2024: 30 under 30”, he has performed in prestigious London venues, namely Wigmore Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, St. James’ Piccadilly, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle.

Rob previously studied Classical Saxophone on a full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music with Huw Wiggin, his master’s degree at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music on the prestigious Advanced Diploma degree, as the first ever saxophonist on this course. As an oil painter, Rob has exhibited at the Mall Galleries with the Royal Institute of Oil painters, spent time studying at the Barcelona Academy of Art, and has appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, where he was shortlisted for the semi-final.

Selected as a 2022 Rahn Kulturfonds scholarship winner and previous ‘Making Music’ artist, Rob is also a Vandoren UK artist.

He is grateful for the support of YCAT's BBC Young Musician aftercare scheme, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Marianne und Curt Dienemann-Stiftung, and LSO Conservatoire Scholarships.