Milan - Rhys Duo

Susan Milan was the first woman to be appointed a member and Principal of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, beginning an extremely broad career as an orchestral principal, chamber musician, soloist, teacher and lecturer. In Great Britain she has performed concertos with all the major orchestras and she tours frequently throughout Europe, USA, Australia and the Far East. She has given numerous world and UK premieres and has inspired contemporary composers to write for her, among them Richard Rodney Bennett, Antal Dorati, Carl Davis, Jindrich Feld, Edwin Roxburgh, Robert Saxton, Ole Schmidt, Robert Simpson and Keith Gates Susan Milan is often featured on BBC radio and records primarily for the Chandos, Upbeat and Master Classics labels. In the academic field, she has researched and published 19th century repertoire for Boosey & Hawkes and is presently restoring her collection of historic 78 recordings of flautists 1910-1945 and issuing them on the Master Classics label. Susan is a Professor of the Royal College of Music, where she was herself a scholar at the age of 16. She also gives annual Master Class courses in the UK, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

Christina Rhys studied in London from the age of eleven with Maria Korchinska. She continued her studies with a Foundation Scholarship from the Royal College of Music with Marisa Robles and then as a Post Graduate in Basel with Ursula Holliger. She appears as soloist both in UK and abroad, is often heard on BBC radio and as a freelance player she works with leading symphony and chamber orchestras, in particular the BBC Philharmonic, the Halle Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Northern Sinfonia and the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford. She is also a member of the London Debussy Trio with Susan Milan and Yuko Inoue, as well as the Gemini Ensemble, which specialises in 20th Century music and education.