Biography

I first picked up the violin when my mother brought a spare 8^th size home from school one day. I played around and tried it out, liked it, kept it under my bed, and then never really stopped. Luckily my parents are music teachers, and one of my earliest memories of experiencing classical music is them taking me to see the Opera North orchestra play the Rite of Spring when I was nine. I was so excited that the next day I looked up all the instruments in the programme and drew a picture of the whole orchestra (complete with all nine timpani and a guinea pig in the viola section because my mum’s violist friend likes guinea pigs).

I did my 6^th form at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh, then completed my North-South span of the country by moving to London to study at the Academy. COVID struck while I was a final year undergrad, and my Final Recital was live-streamed. I then did my (partially socially-distanced) Master’s degree at Guildhall.

Since graduating, I have been doing lots of applications and auditions, as well as freelancing, and like many people, have been experiencing the frustration of how difficult and competitive it is. I have spent the last couple of years with most of my work being teaching. Teaching is rewarding in many ways, but is not what I want to do with my life long-term.

In May 2024, I had a stroke of luck when I started working for Brompton’s Auctioneers. I love it there – not only am I in a beautiful office in Fitzrovia, but I am surrounded by some world-class instruments that I sometimes get to play. The auction process is very interesting, and I get to use my skills in a unique, niche environment.

Outside of music, my passions are theatre, especially Shakespeare, reading, and British comedy. I have stood in the yard through many a performance at the Globe theatre (occasionally getting soaked!), and a dream of mine is to play the violin in some of their productions.