Current Recipients

The 2011 RPS Julius Isserlis Scholarship was awarded to double bass player Toby Hughes, with additional awards made to cellist Victoria Harrild and harpist Emily Hoile.

Toby Hughes

Toby Hughes - double bass

Toby was the main recipient of this year’s Julius Isserlis Scholarship and will travel to Switzerland to study with Professor Božo Paradžik at Lucerne University. He is the first double-bass player to have been awarded the prestigious scholarship. Read Toby’s biography…


Victoria Harrild

Victoria Harrild - Cello

Victoria was awarded a subsidary award from the Julius Isserlis Scholarship, which will help to fund her Masters degree at the University of Arts in Berlin. Read Victoria’s biography…


Emily Hoile

Emily Hoile - harp

A subsidiary award from the Julius Isserlis Scholarship will enable Emily to continue her undergraduate studies at Juilliard School in New York. Read Emily’s biography…

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