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Charis Jenson

Violin

ORCHESTRAL

  • John Wilson Orchestra (Guest Co-Principal 2nd/ Guest Principal 2nd)
  • Sinfonia of London
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Guest No. 2, 3 and 4
  • RSNO - Guest No.3
  • RTÉ Concert Orchestra - Guest No.2
  • Ulster Orchestra - Guest Principal 2nd
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • London Mozart Players
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Guest No. 2 2nd Violin
  • Aurora Orchestra 
  • Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt
  • Czech Philarmonic
  • London Contemporary Orchestra
  • London Chamber Orchestra
  • Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Orchestra of the Swan, Principal 2nd
  • Brandenburg Sinfonia 


SESSIONS
  • Sessions for COOL Music, Isabel Griffiths, LCO, Dreamtown Music, Wired Strings and LMO. 
  • Friday Night is Music Night with Peabo Bryson, Beverley Knight and Tom Chaplin
  • String quartet/chamber sessions BBC, Sony, Clive Christian Perfume, Tony Hadley

CHAMBER

  • Recitals with the Alke Quartet, October 2017 - present, including for Park Lane Group.
  • Enseladus Ensemble
  • Piano trio recitals in Mainz, Germany with Uwe Zeutzheim and Kirsten Jenson (ongoing)
  • Albany Piano Trio, This Woman’s Work at Stoller Hall for International Women’s Day, March 2019
  • Rottweil Sommersprossen Musikfestival - String Sextets with Matthias Lingenfelder, Hariolf Schlichtig, Hiyoli Tagawa, Johannes Goritzki and Kirsten Jenson
  • Project Instrumental, Leader - incl Cello Unwrapped Festival, Kings Place with Hauschka and Nicolas Altstaedt: Lost, March 2017; and Late Shift at National Portrait Gallery
  • Aurora Orchestra, Solo Vln 2, Royal Opera House on Tour, Matt Rogers The Virtues of Things 2015
  • BBC Proms 2010, Proms Plus concert, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 (Leader)

  • The Cavell Quartet (Formerly The Delphinia Quartet, 2005 - 2009):
    • RCM String Player of The Year – Wigmore Hall
    • Cavatina Trust Recital – King’s Place
    • Trondheim International Chamber Music Festival – Gabor Takasc-Nagy
    • London International String Quartet Symposium – RAM: Marc Johnson * Andras Keller * Christoph Richter * Thomas Riebl
    • ProCorda ‘Musical Encounters’ – The Brodsky Quartet * Endellion Quartet * Wihan Quartet

 AWARDS

  •  Musicians Benevolent Fund Award (2009, 2011)
  • Countess of Munster Musical Trust Award (2009)
  •  Helen Just and Susan Connell Prize for Chamber Music (2007, 2008)
  • South Square Trust
  • Marylebone Education Fund

  • Royal College of Music Scholarships:
    • Sir Roger and Lady Stephanie Carr (Art Dip)
    • Leverhulme Orchestral Mentorship Award (MPerf)
    • ABRSM (BMus)

 QUALIFICATIONS

  • Royal College of Music:
    • Artist Diploma (July 2012)
    • Masters in Performance, Dist. (July 2011)
    • Bachelor of Music, 1st Class Honours (July 2009)

PROFESSORS

Maciej Rakowski & Yossi Zivoni

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Instruments
Violin