Rob Burton

Saxophone, Royal Academy of Music

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.

An avid performer of new music, his recent performances have included multiple premieres, including music by Brian Elias, Richard Baker, Fabian Panisello, and concerti by Nathan James Dearden and Paul Carr.

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) in the renowned class of Professor Lars Mlekusch, and in September 2024 will return to the Royal Academy of Music on the prestigious Advanced Diploma degree.

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 BBCYM aftercare scheme, the Munster Trust, the Marianne und Curt Dienemann-Stiftung and LSO Conservatoire Scholarships.