Details of Katy's education, solo performances and awards along with her chamber music and orchestral work, masterclasses and scholarships are given on this page.

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

  • Royal Academy of Music 1999-2004: PGdip- Distinction, Bmus Hons- 2.1, LRAM.
  • Professors: Josephine Knight, David Strange
  • Hochschule Fur Music und Theater, Leipzig 2001-2002
  • Professor: Chrisitian Giger, Principal Cello of the Gewendhaus Orchestra
  • Previous teachers include Keith Hewitt, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Sharon McKinley.

 

 

 

 

SOLO PERFORMANCES/AWARDS:

  • Solo cellist for 'Cycle of Change' improvisation working with dancer Seeta Patel and choreographer Mavin Choo Performances: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The Jerwood Space
  • Royal Academy Of Music Commendation for Postgraduate Final Recital.
  • Royal Academy of Music Unaccompanied Bach Prize
  • Performed the Elgar concerto with the CPO and RSO in Llandaff Cathedral and the University of Wales, Cardiff. 1999 and 2001
  • Awarded scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, London 1999.
  • Prize winning grand finalist in the Texaco Young Musician of Wales 1999.
  • Winner of the 'Rotary Young Musician of the Year 1998' for Wales.
  • Winner of the 'National Eisteddfod of Wales' String Prize 1998.

CHAMBER MUSIC:

  • The Cheung Piano Trio.2003-2006. IMS Prussia Cove
  • The Orchid String Quartet- see homepage or visit http://orchidquartet.com/
  • The Celli Quartet-visit http://celliquartet.com/
  • The Lunar Ensemble-Performances: St Martins in the Fields, St James Piccadilly, Benslow Music Rooms. Mortimer Development Award
  • Southbank Sinfonia: Chamber music performances

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE:

TRIALS:

  • BBC Philharmonic -Current
  • Philharmonia--Current
  • RTE Concert Orchestra- 2007-2008
  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra- Trial 2004

EXTRA WORK

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
  • Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
  • English Chamber Orchestra.
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • RTE National Symphony Orchestra
  • New London Soloists
  • London Concert Orchestra
  • London Schubert Players
  • Brandenburg Sinfonia
  • Apollo Chamber Orchestra
  • NJO- National Orchestra of the Netherlands
  • Southbank Sinfonia

 

MASTERCLASSES:

  • IMS Prussia Cove- studied with Ferenc Rados.2006
  • Masterclasses with Colin Carr, Zara Nelsova, Robert Cohen, Steven Doane,Mats Lidstrom1999-2004

  • International Musicians Seminar Mastercalsses, Portugal with Marcio Carneiro.2003

  • Lake District Summer Music Course 2000- working with Colin Carr and the Chilingirian Quartet

  • Maddingley Chamber Music Masterclasses with the Alberni Quartet. 2000

 

SCHOLARSHIPS:

  • Emanuel Hurwitz Chamber Music Trust
  • Musicians Benevolent Fund
  • Royal Academy of Music
  • Foundation for Sports and the Arts
  • The Atlantic Foundation
  • Glamorgan Further Education Trust

EDUCATIONAL WORK:

  • Katy is professor of cello at Bedales School, Hampshire and on the Oxford Cello School.