Six in Sixty James Williams

Early bird or night owl? 

Night owl.

One routine you swear by? 

A bowl of porridge with blueberries, chia and honey in the morning which fuels me for the day. 

Can’t travel without…?

Earplugs.

Who or what has influenced you most in your career? 

Live Music Now: Yehudi Menuhin’s scheme empowering young musicians to work in community settings enhancing people’s quality of life, health and wellbeing. It showed me the transformative power of music for social good

Favourite city to perform in and why? 

Tokyo for the culture and food.

Guilty pleasure/indulgence?

Crisps

James Williams is the newly appointed Director of the Royal College of Music.