ABOUT

Education

 

• Toronto Summer Music Festival and Academy, Canada (Scholar) – Janos Starker - 2007
• Encuentro de Musica y Academia de Santander, Spain (Scholar) - Natalia Gutman & Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, July 2006
• Royal Academy of Music, London (Scholar) PGDip - Philip Sheppard & Josephine Knight 2005-07
• Royal College of Music, London - BMus(Hons) 2000-04 - Alexander Boyarsky 2000-2003 & Philip de Groote 2004
• Have participated in masterclasses with Lowri Blake, Colin Carr, Natalie Clein, Robert Cohen, Steven Doane, Rosemary Elliott, Emma Ferrand, Bernard Greenhouse, Philip de Groote, Hehuda Hanani, Frans Helmerson, Alice Neary, Jerome Pernoo, Felix Schimdt, Maggie Faultless
• and Chamber Music masterclasses with The Trio Ondine and The Salomon Quartet, The Skampa Quartet, The Chilingirian Quartet, Andrew West, Harmut Rohde, Aleksander Pavlovic, Thomas Brandis, Jospeh Seiger
• Studied in Moscow, Russia, 2000 with Igor Sitnikov 
• King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham, 1992-1999
•  3 ‘A’ Levels including Music, 9 GCSEs including Music, French, Latin

Professors: Felix Schmidt, Philip Sheppard, Josephine Knight, Philip De Groote, Alexander Boyarsky, Igor Sitnikov, Eduardo Vassallo

 

 

COMPETITIONS, PRIZES AND AWARDS

• Kathleen & Margery Elliott Scholarship 2007
• Henry Dixon Scholarship & Edith Stevenson Music Bequest – Royal Academy of Music 2006
• Michael James Musical Trust Award, 2006
• Newby Trust Award, 2006
• Sarah Hebdon/BOES Scholarship, 2005 & 06
• The Raphael Sommer Scholarship, 2005 
• The Dennis Carr Music Bursary Fund, 2005
• Young Musicians’ Trust Scholarship, 2005
• Helen Just Prize & Stuart Knussen Prize for Violoncello, Royal College of Music, 2004
• Quartet in Residence, Aveda UK – The Bacchus Quartet
• Jellinek Award - including concerto with Guildford Symphony Orchestra, 2003

Solo and Chamber Experience

• The Bacchus Quartet - coaches, Hugh Bean, Chilingirian Quartet
• The Shanahan Trio - coaches, Renna Kellaway, the Trio Ondine and Barry Snyder
• The Delphinus Quintet - coaches, Martin Outram, Vanbrugh Quartet
• Soloist in Elgar Concerto with Bromley Ecumenical Orchestra, July 2006 
• The Blyth Ensemble - ‘Nous Repertories Musica XXI’ Festival Barcelona – Soloist
• Soloist in Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat with Les Azuriales Opera, August 2003
• Flute and ‘Cello duo recital in Kensington Palace, July 2003
• Concerto performance of Bruch Kol Nidrei with the Guildford Symphony Orchestra, March 2003
• Soloist in Schumann Concerto with Luxembourg Philharmonia, Luxembourg, November 2002
• Recitalist both as a soloist and with The Bacchus Quartet in venues including Cheltenham Town Hall, Chipping Camden Music Festival, The National Gallery, Lauderdale House, Sheffield Cathedral and Birmingham Cathedral
• Soloist for Almaviva Opera in their production of Britten’s Albert Herring, 2002
• Soloist on numerous Film, Radio, Television and Pop soundtracks, including a film shown at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2002 and a soundtrack for The Red Shoes, a play on BBC Radio 4, 2001
• Performance of Bach Cello Suite No.2 in nationally televised Lockerbie ‘Ten Year Act of Remembrance’ at Westminster Abbey
• Soloist in Haydn Concerto in C with Sutton Symphony Orchestra, February 1998

 

Orchestral Experience Trials No.3 Sub-principal with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - 2007 to current (including sitting No.2 as required) Professional Bernardi Chamber Ensemble – including No.2 & Pop recording sessions Brunel Ensemble – Opera Project Castle Ward Opera – Principal including BBC recording Chamber Ensemble of London – No.2 City of London Sinfonia – including No.3 English National Opera English Philharmonic Orchestra – No.2 Glyndebourne Touring Orchestra - extra Guildford Phiharmonic Orchestra –  including No. 2 & No.2 for Opera South London Concert Orchestra & Magic of Gilbert and Sullivan Orchestra - including No.2 London Musical Arts – No.2 Madestrange Opera – No.2 Manning Camerata Orchestra of the Swan Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – including No.4 Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra RTÉ Concert Orchestra – No.3 including Opera Ireland Sinfonia Cymru - Principal Southbank Sinfonia – British Youth Opera Telford New Symphony Orchestra – No.2 position The Blue Groove Orchestra The Southern Sinfonietta Training Amadeus Orchestra – No.2 European Union Youth Orchestra European Vacation Chamber Orchestra – Principal and Soloist LPYO – Principal and Soloist RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra (Principal) RCM Opera Orchestra, Sinfonietta & Orchestra RCM New Perspectives Ensemble – Principal and Soloist Young Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Outreach, Coaching and Teaching Experience   Member of LPO Playerlink and Concertlink - LPO orchestral outreach ensembles for London’s inner-city schools, 2003-2004. Range of schools including Watergate Special Needs School ‘Cello Tutor for LPO “Have a Go” days for adults and children in the Royal Festival Hall and Gunnersbury Park, 2003-2004 Education Outreach projects and performances with CCSO & LKS, 2006 Peripatetic ‘Cello and Violin tutor at Bishop Thomas Grant RC School, London, 10 pupils aged 12-17, 2003 - 2006 ‘Cello and chamber music tutor and course supervisor on the East Kent Holiday Music Trust, 150 children aged 8-18, 2000-2002