About us
Catherine & Elena both had professional careers in the music world before they founded Country Manor Concerts. They met at Westminster Abbey Choir School where their sons study as choristers. They both love living in Kent – the Garden of England, with its beautiful countryside and historical buildings. This inspired them to bring music back into the traditional setting of fine English country houses in exquisite locations.
Devoted to excellence in music, we bring music into exquisite historical buildings, striving for the highest quality in programming & performances, providing opportunities for all, in truly boutique concert experience.
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Meet Catherine & Elena
Catherine Burke
Catherine has recently moved to Kent following a multifaceted career in performance (as a singer and actor), television production (working for the BBC and an independent start-up production company), arts management (curating a music festival in East London) and charity fundraising (including for a Kenyan poverty relief charity).
She graduated from Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama with a BA Hons in Theatre Studies and later completed post-graduate vocal studies at Trinity School of Music.
Nominated early in her career for an Olivier Award, Catherine went on to sing lead roles in opera (Papagena in The Magic Flute for Mid-Wales Opera and Hannah Glawari in The Merry Widow for Opera della Luna) as well musical theatre (Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd for The Courtyard Hereford and new roles in On The Road with Ron and Ros for The Pleasance Theatre.
For a number of years she was a regular participant in Fingast Follies (a series of musical entertainments in Scottish country houses).
​Elena Silina
Elena grew up in Russia and graduated from the St Petersburg State Conservatoire with a Degree in Musicology.
After moving to the UK in 2000, Elena worked in the field of artist management and music education.
Her work has been across several concert organisations in London, including Wigmore Hall and the artist management agency International Classical Artists, where she worked with a number of internationally acclaimed artists and orchestras.
Elena also set up and organised a number of music festivals, including The British Music Festival in Ekaterinburg (Russia) and Concerts in Garsington in Garsington Manor.
She has lived in Tunbridge Wells for many years where she has an established piano teaching business with students of all ages. Her students perform at regular events, showcasing their acheivements. ​
Elena continues her own piano practice & artist management.​​​​