I have enjoyed combining my teaching and performing for many years. I studied at Trinity college of Music and the Royal Academy of Music before getting a scholarship to study at the Amsterdam Conservatoire of Music. Whilst in Holland I worked for the Dutch National Ballet Orchestra, Amsterdam Baroque Opera Company and Noordhollands Philharmonisch Orkest. I currently perform and record with many ensembles including the Gabrielli Consort, Hanover Band, London Handel Orchestra and Brandenburg Baroque Soloists. I am the co-founder of the Monteverdi String Band and we perform and record all around Europe specializing in historical performance. I have extensive teaching experience from prep-school level up to sixth form level, and I have coached and many youth orchestras and ensembles. I have always preferred teaching in prep-schools as you get to set up the foundations of the students technique and hopefully inspire them to have a long and wonderful relationship with their instrument.