Charles Brookes

Professional Orchestral Experience

• English National Ballet – Guest Principal 2nd Violin (2022)
• English National Ballet – Trial for Tutti 1st Violin (2023)
• European Union Chamber Orchestra
• Welsh National Opera
• Ulster Orchestra
• English Symphony Orchestra
• Bristol Ensemble
• British Sinfonietta
• Orchestra Vitae
• Westminster Chamber Orchestra
• Cinematic Sinfonia
• Kent Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestral Training

• London Sinfonietta side-by-side scheme (2018)
• Chipping Campden Academy Festival Orchestra (2019)
• London Mahler Orchestra (2018)

Chamber Music and Solo

• Elgar Ensemble (Founder) - piano & strings ensemble, advocating 19th & 20th Century British repertoire.
• Appearances Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival (2022)
• Shoreham Music Festival (2022)
• Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor with Brent Symphony Orchestra (2021)
• Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major with CBSO Youth Orchestra (2015)
• Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with CBSO Youth Orchestra (2016)
• Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F with CBSO Youth Orchestra (2017)
• Edinburgh String Quartet Competition - Finalist (2018)

Education and Training

• The Royal Academy of Music - Master of Arts (2018 – 2020)
• Professors: Joshua Fischer and Alexander Sitkovestsky
• The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama BMus (Hons) (2013 – 2017)
• Professors: Lucy Gould and Itzhak Rashkovsky

References

• Matthew Scrivener – Leader, English National Ballet
• Joshua Fisher – RAM Violin Professor