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Virginia Slater
  
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  VIRGINIA SLATER  (viola) » 

Virginia has given solo recitals in the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and St Martin in the Fields and her solo tours have taken her to Italy, Japan, Finland, France and Ireland. She has performed concertos at the Purcell room and Edinburgh Festival and has appeared as soloist with the Malden Chamber Orchestra playing a selection of Kreisler and Pagannini.

As a chamber musician, Virginia has collaborated with the Takacs Quartet, recording Beethoven quartets and a BBC documentary. She is also a member of the Hilser Trio who have performed at the Adur in Brighton and at Canterbury music festivals.

Virginia Slater was born in 1980. At the age of ten she was awarded scholarships to study at the Royal College of Music and in 1992 the Purcell School of Music. There she studied with Ian Jewel and in 1998 won the Guivier Award in recognition of her musical achievements. In 1999 she was offered a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music and a Foundation Scholarship at the Royal College of Music.

Virginia was manager and founding member of the Covent Garden String Consort, where she managed the musicians for both formal and informal events. She has produced two recordings of their music, and has organised a number of charity concerts and tours of the Republic of Ireland and Wales (1998 - 2005).

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Bath Philharmonia, Bernardi Chamber Ensemble, Brandenburg Sinfonia, British Philharmonic Orchestra, Cavendish Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra of Anglia, City of London Sinfonia, National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Thames Festival Orchestra. Sessions: Music Solutions Ltd.

Virginia's orchestral work also includes

  • Opera North - Trial for Principal Viola
  • Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
  • Opera de Rouen
  • Kings Consort
  • Projects with members of the Irish Chamber Orchestra
  • Performances at the Maxwell-Davies Festival
  • Work with members of the Nash Ensemble
  • Principal viola for all GSMD Orchestras and Chamber Orchestras

Education
Virginia was born in 1980. Virginia's schooling took place at the Purcell School of Music (1992 - 99), and as part of the Royal College of Music Junior Department (1990 - 99). Virginia's graduate studies took place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she gained a Postgraduate Fellow of the GSM&D (2006-2007), Master of Music Performance (2006-2007), Master of Music (2004-2006), Post graduate Concert Recital Diploma (2003-2004), and a Bachelor of Music (Honours).

Prizes and Awards

  • Guivier Prize for most outstanding musical contribution (Purcell School of Music 1992 - 99)
  • Music Scholar (Purcell School of Music 1992 - 99)
  • Instrumental Scholar at Pro Corda, International Chamber Music Course (1993 - 99)
  • Awarded Marjorie-Humby Instrumental Prize for most outstanding musical performance (Royal College of Music Junior Department, 1990 - 99)

Teachers: David Takeno, Ian Jewel.

Virginia joined Morgensterns in March 2006

Virginia's web profile was last updated 19th May 2012