Viola and Violin
Biography
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Rebecca is a violist from Marsden in West Yorkshire. She first studied the violin through local music service Musica Kirklees, where she was a member of the Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra. Having earned a scholarship for the undergraduate course at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Rebecca studied the viola under the tuition of Louise Lansdown, Robin Ireland, and Lucy Nolan. Following this, Rebecca received a Master of Music from the Royal Northern College of Music, where she completed her studies with Vicci Wardman, Alex Mitchell, Susie Mészáros, and Martin Schaefer. In 2021, Rebecca won the RNCM Viola Prize and later became the Junior Fellow in Viola. She has performed and attended masterclasses with internationally renowned players at the annual International Viola Congress in Porto, Cremona, and Rotterdam.
Rebecca is an accomplished orchestral player who performs with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hallé, Manchester Camerata, and Opera North. She has also worked on recording sessions with the Northern Film Orchestra and Fracture Sounds. Other notable projects include musical theatre shows with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra and English Musical Theatre Orchestra, and the headline performance at the 2022 Bluedot Festival with Björk and the Hallé Strings.
Rebecca is the violist of the Nabi Quartet, winners of the 2022 Weil Prize, and runners-up of the Christopher Rowland Chamber Ensemble of the Year Award. In 2023 the quartet gave a performance of Bryce Dessner’s ‘Pulsing’ as part of a series on the Climate Agenda at the Wigmore Hall. Rebecca is also a member of the Rumava String Trio, who perform at weddings and events around the North West.
Alongside her private teaching, Rebecca is an instrumental tutor and workshop leader at the North of England Centre for Music and Arts. Rebecca plays on a Niccolò viola by Chris Tayler.