Luke Tyrrell
Award Winning Classical Guitarist
The Proms Board is delighted to invite you to an evening drinks reception and short recital to celebrate the Launch of the 2026 season of Proms at St Jude’s in Hampstead Garden Suburb on Sunday 29 March in the Hall at The Henrietta Barnett School Central Square NW11 7BN. There will be a drinks reception at 6.45pm followed by a recital by Luke Tyrrell which will start at 7.30pm.
Please note that the doors will not open until 6.45pm.
Luke Tyrrell, is a 25 year old award winning classical guitarist. His music will be interspersed with spoken word poetry. Luke has toured extensively in Europe and USA. He is the recent winner of the prestigious Festival Homenaje scholarship prize in Padova, Italy.
There are limited spaces available so please RSVP to hella.schrader@promsatstjudes.org.uk no later than 20 March if you would like to attend. If you wish to bring a guest please supply their name. Each Friend membership gives 2 tickets for this event.
The leaflet containing the full 2026 programme will be available on the evening.
The Festival will run from Saturday 27 June to Sunday 5 July inclusive. Funds raised for the North London Hospice and children and youth projects at Toynbee Hall, in the east end of London, will be divided equally between the two charities.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to this event
ABOUT LUKE: (from OrpingtonMusicStudio.co.uk) - Luke Tyrrell is an award-winning guitarist from Reading, England. Combining knowledge from all genres and varieties of guitar playing, and a special interest in Spanish and Latin guitar music, Luke strives to deliver unique and diverse performances, as well as rich and engaging classes to his students. Luke has performed at many prestigious venues and events around the United Kingdom, including at Charter house, The Royal Greenwich Guitar Festival, and the Old Royal Navel Chapel. Above all, in 2021 Luke was honoured to win the Allison Stephens prize for plucked strings.
Offering a practical approach to teaching born from his many hours of experience, as well as studying works by contemporary thinkers on the subject, Luke has great experience teaching players of all ages and abilities. Central to his teaching methodology is the idea that each student and their needs is unique, promoting divergence whilst also supporting traditional technical approaches.
Currently living in London, and having received first-class honours in his undergraduate degree, he recently embarked on a project to record Isaias Savio’s ‘Cenas Brasilieras’, something which has not been done in its entirety in over 50 years. Luke is now studying for his Master’s at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under the tutorage of Graham Devine.