Biography
Kate became a member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in July 2005.

Kate was principal viola of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and Newfoundland Sinfonia (September 2001 - 2004). Kate was a member of the Atlantic String Quartet based in St John's Newfoundland, Canada and she held a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada (Jan 1999 - March 1999, Oct 1999 - March 2000).

Kate's solo and chamber music works includes a recital with Mika Yoshida (percussion) presented by Sound Symposium (Nov 2003); a performance of the Penderecki Concerto, Hindemith's Trauermusik and Bach's 6th Brandenburg Concerto with Newfoundland Sinfonia (March 2003); a recital with Tom Gordon (Piano) at 2002 Sound Symposium, St John's, Newfoundland, which was broadcast nationally in Sept 2002 on CBC's 'Two New Hours' (June 2002); Solo and Chamber Recitals for the Memorial University of Newfoundland's Recital Series (2001 - 2004); solo broadcasts on CBC's 'Musicraft', with a demo cd recorded with Kristina Szutor (Jan 2002 and Sept 2003); the ASQ recital series series; regular broadcasts on CBC's 'Musicraft'; a tour to Ottawa and Kingston (April 2003); recitals with the Killian String Quartet, London, most recent performance in July 2003 (2000 - present); solo and chamber recitals at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Academy of St Martin In The Fields, Apollo Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Queens Hall Orchestra, Opera North Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Kate's orchestral work also includes the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia (principal viola, 2001 - 2004), Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Britten-Pears Orchestra, St Endellion Festival (principal viola), International Symphony Orchestra (1995 - 1998), and the Royal College of Music Orchestras (principal viola).

Education
Kate was born in 1974. Kate's graduate studies took place at the Royal College of Music, attaining a Bachelor of Music with Honours, 2:1 (1993 - 1997) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Solo and Ensemble Performance (1997 - 1998).

Prizes and Awards

• Jacqueline Ward Memorial (RCM)
• Lesley Alexander Prize (RCM)
• the London Symphony Orchestra String Experience Scheme

Teachers: Ian Jewel (1996 - 1998, RCM), Margaret Major (1993 - 1996, RCM), Zeev Steinberg (1993, Tel Aviv), Chilingirian Quartet and Simon Rowland Jones (1993 - 1998, Chamber Music, RCM).

Kate has had masterclasses with Karen Tuttle, Douglas McNabney, David Takeno, Simon Rowland Jones, Gerald Stannick, Lorand Fenyves, Thomas Brandis, Peter Sulski, Lilach Levanon.

Kate's web links
www.nso.nfld.net/
www.meduse.info

Kate joined Morgensterns in May 2004

Kate's web profile was last updated 18th Sep 2010

[an error occurred while processing this directive]