A Celebration of Shakespeare's Birthday in Song

Nigel Foster is Founder-Director of the London Song Festival and has played for numerous renowned singers, including Dame Sarah Connolly, Susan Bullock, Roderick Williams and Nadine Benjamin. Nigel has given masterclasses and led workshops in the song repertoire at summer courses and music programmes all over the UK and abroad: Opera Plus, Asolo, Saarburg and Vianden Festivals, Summit City Art Song Festival, University of Toledo.

This year's Shakespeare in Music Festival is special because of the award of the first Fischer Fund Shakespeare Song Prize for the best Shakespeare song composed in 2025. The prize will be awarded by Manuela Perteghella MP for Stratford-upon-Avon and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Shakespeare.