The Juno Duo

‘The Juno Duo’ is a British-Ukrainian Voice and Guitar chamber ensemble formed by Isabella Hulbert and Maryna Vosmirova. With their versatility as musicians, they pride themselves on original arrangements and programming that blends seamlessly from renaissance to modern music, including original compositions. They have been selected as Young Artists of the ‘International Guitar Foundation’ for 2023-2024, and were finalists in the ‘New Elizabethan Award’ in 2024.

They have performed in masterclasses with Sean Shibe and David Russell, and gave performances in April and July 2024 at Kings Place. In 2024, they performed at ‘The North East Guitar Festival’, ‘International Guitar Summit’, ‘Guitar in London Festival’ ‘Ham Farm Festival’ and ‘Petworth Proms Festival’. They have given numerous public concerts at the ‘Royal Academy of Music’ such as ‘Goss at 60’, an exploration of Stephen Goss’ works, and in ‘Double Bill: Cabaret’ and ‘Cabaret with the Juno Duo’, where they performed their own arrangements of Cabaret works in an immersive scripted performance in the Round. They are passionate about new music, and frequently compose their own repertoire, alongside performing new commissions such as Bobbie-Jane Gardner’s ‘Self Love’ (premiered by the duo at the London Guitar Festival) and Lillie Harris’ ‘A Modern Woman’. 

Isabella Hulbert

Isabella Hulbert is a soprano from Worcester studying at the Royal Academy of Music with John Lattimore and James Cheung. She trained first as a violinist at Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Pro Corda, and in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. As a singer, she has a passion for chamber works, and has performed alongside guitar, string quartet, piano quintet and cello octet.

At the Royal Academy’s public concert series she has performed as a soloist in contemporary chamber works by Stephen Goss and Nicholas Maw, and has co-directed a Cabaret project in the ‘Students Create Festival’ as well as ‘Cabaret with the Juno Duo’, where her classical and musical theatre vocal styles were blended in an immersive Cabaret experience for the audience.

Recently she sang the soprano solos in Haydn's 'Nelson Mass' and Mozart's 'Vesperae De Confessore' with the Elgar Chorale, followed by Handel’s ‘The Messiah’ and Chilcott’s ‘On Christmas Night’ in December 2023 directed by Piers Maxim. Her academic writing exploring the creative output of composers for ballet will be published in 2024 for ‘Voices of British Ballet’.

Maryna Vosmirova

Maryna Vosmirova, a classical guitarist from Sumy, Ukraine, began her formal music education at the Kharkiv National Conservatory under Professor Vladimir Dotzenko. Despite the challenges of the 2022 invasion, she continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Professor Michael Lewin.

In July 2022, Maryna performed alongside Lorenzo Micheli at the Sassari Guitar Festival in Sardegna and attended masterclasses with renowned teachers, Francisco Bernier, Giulio Tampalini and Paolo Pegoraro. Her career gained further recognition in 2024 when she and her duo partner Isabella Hulbert reached the final of The New Elizabethan Award.

Beyond performance, Maryna is also making her mark as a composer and arranger, writing new music for the guitar (see player below). Since 2024, she has been exploring digital composition, blending technology with her instrument to create innovative sounds and open new opportunities for the guitar.