ILEANA RUHEMANN FLUTE 

Ileana studied at the Purcell school, Cambridge University and 

the Paris Conservatoire. She has been Principal flute of the 

BBC Concert Orchestra for over 30 years. She has enjoyed 

a solo career alongside and has been committed to several chamber groups, currently Fibonacci and Gemini. She has 

played as guest Principal flute with most of the orchestras in the 

UK and works regularly in the studio recording soundtracks for 

film and TV. She has had works written for her by composers 

ranging from John Tavener to Stanley Black. 

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HEATHER BROOKS HARP 

Award-winning harpist Heather Brooks graduated with Distinction from the Artists’ Masters at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with Professor Imogen Barford. A prize-winning soloist, she won North and East London Young Musician of the Year 2026, Silver Prize at the 2025 International Harp Competition (Hungary), and 1st Prize at the UK Harp Competition. She has performed at the Barbican, Wigmore Hall, and with leading ensembles, and is an active chamber musician.

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NATASHA HOLMES VIOLONCELLO 

Natasha was a prize winning student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has played Romantic, Contemporary and Baroque music in The English Chamber Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Music Projects London and Norwich Baroque. She was a member of the first British chamber orchestra to tour in Siberia. She has made original recordings of birdsong together with her cello playing in the forests of England. Natasha also gives talks on Historic Costume. Gainsborough Collective are performing curated War and Peace concerts to schools nationwide.