Biography
Morgan is currently the violist of the Kreutzer String Quartet, the Bliss String Quartet, the Locrian Ensemble and the Gavin Bryars Ensemble with whom he travels extensively throughout Europe, and the world. He was a founder member of the Solaris String Quartet specialising in the music of composers interned in the Terezin concentration camp, Czechoslovakia, during the second world war. He has worked with many composers in England, Europe and Australia. Composers including Michael Finnissy, David Mathews, Jeremy Dale Roberts and Gloria Coats have all written quartets for the Kreutzer Quartet. Morgan gave the UK premier of Luis de Pablo's Monologuè for solo viola at the Huddersfield Festival of Contemporary Music.

He has a busy recording schedule. He has recorded the Arther Butterworth Viola Sonata for the Dutton Epoch label, Arnold Cooke viola Sonata for BMI Label, Jeremy Dale Roberts String Trio for NMC, Thoma Simaku Quartets and Solo Viola Solioquay, for Naxos, and David Mathews Quartets. He has also recorded Quartets by Clifford and Bainton with the Locrian Ensemble and Gavin BryarsLauda for three string instruments and voice with the Gavin Bryars Ensemble for GB records.

With the Solaris Quartet he has recorded the suppressed music of Haas, Klein, Krassa and Ullman. Joining the Fiorini Piano Trio, he has recorded John Carmichaels Sea Changes piano quartet for ABC Classics. With the Locrian Ensemble he has recorded for the Guild label Beethoven's Pathetique sonata alongside the 1st and 8th symphonies for string quintet. Later this year he will be recording the quartets of Anton Reicha.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Bernardi Chamber Ensemble, Brandenburg Sinfonia, City of Oxford Orchestra, English Classical Players, English Festival Orchestra, Isis Ensemble, Locrian Ensemble, London Pops Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan, Primavera. Shows: Phantom of The Opera. Sessions: Cathy Giles, English Session Orchestra, Hilary Skewes, Isobel Griffiths, Justin Pearson, Millennia Strings, Roz Colls.

Morgan's orchestral work also includes the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Canberra Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, Alpha Centuri (at the Roger Woodward Festival), Hunter Valley Orchestra, Sydney Opera House Orchestra (1993-97), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (1993-94), Cameron Mackintosh Productions (Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables, 1994-96) and Sydney Symphony Orchestra (on contract) (1996-97).

Education
Morgan's schooling took place at Pimlico Music School (1983 - 1987). During this time he was a member of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra. Morgan's graduate studies took place at Canberra School of Music, Australia (1989 - 1993) where he obtained his Bachelor of Music degree, and at Sydney Conservatorium (1994-1995). It was in 1992 that Morgan took up the viola having been a violinist up until then.

Prizes and Awards

• City of Sydney Eisteddfod 1st Prize (1995 & 1996)
• 2MBS-FM Young Musician of the Year 1st Prize (1996)

Teachers: Leonard Dommite, Susan Dobbie, Alice Watton, Winifred Durie, Janet Davies, Maurice Coward and Diana Cumming.

Morgan joined Morgensterns in March 2001

Morgan's web profile was last updated 6th Mar 2010

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