The Linos Wind Quintet is becoming widely recognised as one of the leading young British ensembles of its kind. Formed in 2001, whilst its members were studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the ensemble won the Ivan Sutton Chamber Music Prize, which was shortly followed by a tour to Milan. The Quintet performs regularly around Britain and abroad. Recent performances include an evening recital for the City Music Society in the Goldsmithsâ Hall, as well as recitals in the Rye Festival, the Adur Festival and the Polesden Lacey Festival. Other engagements include a concert in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and a recital for Musicians Against Nuclear Arms.

The Quintet have recently returned from a very successful tour of Australia, which included performances in Darwin, Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne, as well as a live ABC radio broadcast. They are very grateful for the generous support given by the Hattori Foundation, The Vandervell Foundation, ABN AMRO Bank and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

All members of the quintet are award-winning musicians:

Juliette Bausor studied with Philippa Davies and Samuel Coles at the Guildhall and graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Music Degree in July 2001. She won the Gold Medal in both the Shell/LSO Competition 1997 and the Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2001 and was a Grand Finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition 1998 as winner of the Woodwind Section. As a soloist Juliette performs regularly at major venues and festivals throughout Britain and abroad. Recent engagements include concerto performances with the European Union Chamber Orchestra and recitals in the Wigmore Hall, London.

Daniel Bates gained music scholarships to Sevenoaks School, the Purcell School of Music, the Royal Academy of Music and ultimately to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he studied Music and History of Art. He won the Gold Medal and the Worshipful Company of Dyers award in the 1994 Royal Over-Seas League Competition which led to national and international concerto performances as well as broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and the World Service. Also a successful actor Daniel has just finished a run of "Three Sisters" in the West End, alongside Kristin Scott Thomas and Eric Sykes, in which he played the role of Fedotik.

Christopher Richards studied with Dame Thea King, Julian Farrell, Joy Farrell and Anthony Pike at the Guildhall and graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Music Degree in July 2001. Christopher was a finalist in both the Clarinet and Saxophone Society Competition 1999 and the Shell/LSO Competition 2001. In 2001 he won the GSMD Needlemakers Wind Prize as well as being awarded the Clarinet Prize at the Blackpool Woodwind Competition. Christopher has performed as a guest principal clarinet in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and has also played with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and The Philharmonia.

Christopher Parkes recently graduated from the GSMD where he studied with Hugh Seenan, Richard Bissill and Jeffrey Bryant. He reached the Brass Final in the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2000 and won the British Final of the Paxman Young International Horn Player of the Year in 1998. Christopher is a member of the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble with whom he regularly performs throughout Britain. He has played as guest principal horn with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Katharine Willison studied with Martin Gatt and Julie Price at the Royal College of Music where she won the Bassoon Prize in 1996. She was awarded a scholarship to study at the GSMD in 2000 where she gained a Masters of Music. In 1998 she won a scholarship to the International Orchestral Institute run by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Katharine attended the Boulez Academy of Twentieth Century Music, Paris in 2001 which led to an invitation to study with Pascal Gallois. She has worked with the Orchestra de Chambre de Laussane, The Philharmonia, Orchestra do Norte in Portugal, and English National Opera.