“Musicians supporting musicians shows the strength of our community and a bond across borders and generations that can spark hope in testing times.”

“I wholeheartedly add my name to the movement that is Momentum. It would be my honour to support the unbelievable young singers currently trying to start careers at such a difficult time.”

“I am so thrilled to join the Momentum movement and very grateful to have had the chance to perform at Snape Maltings with Malcolm Martineau and Sir Simon Keenlyside. This has been such a difficult time for all of us, but this scheme has provided me with such a boost of inspiration and encouragement — long may artists collaborate in such an incredibly nourishing way! Thank you to everyone involved in creating this wonderful platform.”

“This scheme will undoubtedly help music to endure through the huge generosity of established artists. For this we will always be grateful. To the very best of performers, Roderick Williams and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, what joy it was to live again! Thank you.”

“Everything that Momentum stands for - quality, authority, investment in the new - is vital not only for young artists but also for our industry and it is a real honour and joy to be part of this movement.”

“As a young singer at the beginning of a career in the midst of a pandemic, it is exhilarating and inspiring to be working alongside established professional musicians. I am looking forward to the opportunity to learn and am so grateful to be a part of Momentum.”

“What a memorable evening with the great Carrie-Ann Matheson and Benjamin Bernheim under the sparkles of the Eiffel tower! A huge thank you to both of these wonderful artists, and to Barbara Hannigan for initiating Momentum and helping the next generation of artists during these uncertain times. We need music more than ever. Longue vie à la musique, longue vie à Momentum!”

“I truly am so grateful to have had an opportunity to perform with Roderick through Momentum. Not only was it an honour to sing beautiful music and share a stage with him, but it was also so inspiring to watch a master of their craft, and it definitely affected my performance up on stage for the better. I hope this brilliant practice of raising artists up through collaboration continues, as I believe it could foster much kinder and equitable work. Thank you again, Momentum!”

“I am really happy and very proud to be part of this Momenum journey. Regarding the troubled times we are all passing by, we, as young artists , are really affected , and there is no other initiative like Momentum to help and support us, to give us the opportunity first of all to be on stage and then to share it with and learn from an accomplished artist.”

“Now more than ever it is vital that young artists get as much exposure to live performing as possible. Through Momentum, they will have the opportunity to do this, and it will be such an enormous pleasure to share the stage with them.”

“I was over the moon to be invited as a Guest Soloist on Sir Bryn Terfel’s Songs and Arias UK Tour. It was an extraordinary experience for me, not only to sing in prestigious venues and recital halls that I grew up attending such as the Bridgewater Hall but to sing alongside @bryn965 himself. It was a thrill to sing together, performing duets such as Quanto Amore from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Anything you can do, I can do better from Annie Get Your Gun.

To collaborate with Bryn in this way has been invaluable to me as an artist at the beginning of my career. Getting to feel the energy on stage and hearing the audiences’ response has been out of this world. I cannot thank Momentum enough for supporting me financially on this tour. This initiative is so important to give a platform to the next generation of musicians.“