British tenor Laurence Kilsby is rapidly gaining international recognition for his vivid stage presence, expressive musicianship, and wide-ranging repertoire.
In the 2025/26 season, Laurence makes his Glyndebourne Festival debut as the Novice in Billy Budd, sings Lurcanio in Ariodante at Opéra de Versailles, and returns to the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. He performs the Matthäus-Passion with the Concertgebouworkest and Klaus Mäkelä, tours the UK with Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings alongside Sinfonia of London and John Wilson, and makes his US concert debut with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Beethoven Symphony No. 9 conducted by Raphaël Pichon.
Continuing his regular collaboration with Pichon and Ensemble Pygmalion, Laurence joins them for a tour of the Matthäus-Passion and performances at the Adelaide Festival. He also tours Handel’s Theodora with Jupiter Ensemble, and appears in recital with pianist Ella O’Neill at both Madrid’s Fundación Juan March and the Théâtre de l’Athénée in Paris. His debut album with O’Neill, AWAKENINGS, was released last season.
Recent highlights include appearances at the Opéra national de Paris, Opéra national du Rhin, Opéra Comique, and the Aix-en-Provence and Innsbruck Early Music Festivals, as well as performances with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and ABRSM Vocal Scholar at the Royal College of Music, Laurence was a member of the Opéra national de Paris studio in 2022/23. He won First Prize at both the Wigmore Hall / Bollinger International Song Competition (2022) and the Cesti Competition (Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik), and was earlier awarded the Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary for Young Singers.
Yuli: Yuli Bayeul began his lute studies at the age of 5 with Claire Antonini in Chelles, and at the age of 8 joined the CRR (Conservatoire à rayonnement régional in Paris) with Charles Édouard Fantin. He was able to perform at the Chapelle de Versailles, the Versailles Opera, the Phénix de Valenciennes among others. At the same time, he attended the Marchesato Opera Festival course in Salluzzo every year to work with Eduardo Eguez. He also works with the orchestras Le Poème Harmonique and Les Talens Lyrique.
In 2021, he obtained his music studies diploma unanimously with congratulations from the jury at the CRR. He is currently in his third year at the CNSM (Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse in Paris) in Monica Pustilnik’s class.
