Beynon, a principal flautist, and Woud, a principal timpanist, are members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. They’re known for their innovative approach to music and their years spent teaching their respective instruments to budding musicians.
Born in the UK in 1989, Emily Beynon students at the Royal Academy of Music with William Bennett and Alain Marion in Paris before joining the RCO in 1995. She is also a member of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Nick Woud joined the RCO back in 2003 after being a member of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra for 25 years. Before that, he had been studying percussion from the age of eight at Zaandam Music School before becoming a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands.