As a soloist and accompanist, in ensembles and as a continuo player, I perform throughout the UK and abroad on the lute, theorbo and Baroque guitar. I completed my postgraduate studies with William Carter and David Miller at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where I was supported by the Guildhall School Trust. I have also taken frequent classes with Paul O’Dette, and began my lute studies with Manuel Minguillón.
I was born in London and enjoyed a very musical education as a scholar at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, where I studied violin, piano, and percussion, and also sang in various choirs. I went on to play in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and then read languages and history at King’s College London and the London School of Economics.
Since being drawn to the lute’s long and lost history, its vast range solo repertoires and important role in instrumental ensembles and vocal music, I have enjoyed working with many renowned artists including Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Rachel Podger, La Nuova Musica, and side-by-side projects with the Academy of Ancient Music, performing at venues including the Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, and St Martin-in-the-Fields. I have also given concerts and recitals for The Lute Society, the London Handel Festival and Brecon Baroque Festival.
Recent projects have included researching, performing and recording for a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the post-diary musical life of Samuel Pepys - himself a keen lute and guitar player. I have also been instructing and playing for the BBC television adaptation of Jesse Burton’s novel The Miniaturist.
I play on an 8-course lute by Martin Haycock (2013), a theorbo or chitarrone (86/160 cm) by Klaus Jacobsen (2016), and a Baroque guitar also by Klaus Jacobsen (1991). I also have a 7-course student lute (Early Music Shop) and a Baroque guitar (74 cm after Stradivari) available for teaching and hiring.
I have led educational projects for Guildhall Opera, Guildhall Junior Department, The Purcell School, and for Wigmore Hall’s Chamber Tots series. I also teach privately and at Faraday School in London.
Please contact me if you would like my latest biography.
I was born in London and enjoyed a very musical education as a scholar at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, where I studied violin, piano, and percussion, and also sang in various choirs. I went on to play in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and then read languages and history at King’s College London and the London School of Economics.
Since being drawn to the lute’s long and lost history, its vast range solo repertoires and important role in instrumental ensembles and vocal music, I have enjoyed working with many renowned artists including Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Rachel Podger, La Nuova Musica, and side-by-side projects with the Academy of Ancient Music, performing at venues including the Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, and St Martin-in-the-Fields. I have also given concerts and recitals for The Lute Society, the London Handel Festival and Brecon Baroque Festival.
Recent projects have included researching, performing and recording for a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the post-diary musical life of Samuel Pepys - himself a keen lute and guitar player. I have also been instructing and playing for the BBC television adaptation of Jesse Burton’s novel The Miniaturist.
I play on an 8-course lute by Martin Haycock (2013), a theorbo or chitarrone (86/160 cm) by Klaus Jacobsen (2016), and a Baroque guitar also by Klaus Jacobsen (1991). I also have a 7-course student lute (Early Music Shop) and a Baroque guitar (74 cm after Stradivari) available for teaching and hiring.
I have led educational projects for Guildhall Opera, Guildhall Junior Department, The Purcell School, and for Wigmore Hall’s Chamber Tots series. I also teach privately and at Faraday School in London.
Please contact me if you would like my latest biography.
Press reviews
‘Musically outstanding ... superlative.’
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‘Full of discreet virtuosity and lovely timbres’
Planet Hugill
‘Refined and careful progressions ... exposing the modulations in a fresh, honest way.’
Gscene
‘A source of constant delight throughout the evening ... the clarity of the theorbo shone through.’
Early Music Today
‘Sharp and lively accompaniment ... a joy to watch.’
Everything Theatre
‘Musically outstanding ... superlative.’
Latest
‘Full of discreet virtuosity and lovely timbres’
Planet Hugill
‘Refined and careful progressions ... exposing the modulations in a fresh, honest way.’
Gscene
‘A source of constant delight throughout the evening ... the clarity of the theorbo shone through.’
Early Music Today
‘Sharp and lively accompaniment ... a joy to watch.’
Everything Theatre