About Tessa

Tessa is the director of Music in Offices, co-founding director of the Investec International Music Festival, and artistic director of the Setúbal Music Festival.

In 2008 Tessa founded the company Music in Offices  to bridge the gap between business and the arts.

A year later she co-founded the Investec International Music Festival with pianist Wu Qian, which brings world-class music to the Surrey Hills where Tessa grew up. This festival has previously featured artists such as Nicola Benedetti CBE and Dame Sarah Connolly and to celebrate its 10th edition commissioned a triple concerto by Charlotte Bray for the world renowned Sitkovetksy Trio. 

Tessa is currently artistic director of the Sétubal Music Festival. 

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AWARDS

Since 2017, Tessa has been both a Fellow at Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and a Fellow of Society of Leadership Fellows, St George’s, Windsor Castle. 

Over the years, Tessa has accrued many markers of esteem for her work. Currently, she is a finalist in the National Business Women’s Awards 2020.