Emma Parker

BMus Hons – PGDip - LRAM
Web – www.badkequartet.co.uk 

Orchestral Experience
Manchester Camerata (Principal 2nd, current post)
London Mozart Players (extra)
English Chamber Orchestra (extra)
Britten Sinfonia (extra)
Northern Sinfonia (extra)
Academy of Ancient Music (extra)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (extra)
BBC Philharmonic (trial)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (extra)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (extra)
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra  (extra)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (extra)
Welsh National Opera (Guest Principal) 

Session Experience:
Isobel Griffiths ltd.

Chamber Music Experience:
Badke String Quartet – 2^nd violin since inception in 2002
Winners of 1st Prize & Audience Prize at 5th Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition 2007
Senior Leverhulme Chamber Music Fellowship RAM – 2007-2008 (including chamber music coaching and recitals)
Bulldog String Quartet Scholarship – Trinity College of Music 2005/2006       
IMS Prussia Cove 2003/2005/2006              
Hochschule für Musik, Köln – pupils of Alban Berg Quartett (2006-2007)
Performances and tutoring in Verbier Festival 2006, 2008
Performances at Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Aldeburgh Festival, Bridgewater Hall, St. George’s Bristol, Wiener Musikveriein, and Concertgebouw
Recordings for BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, RTE Lyric FM, ABC Classic FM Australia, EBU.

Scholarships and Awards received:
Recipient of the Hattori Foundation, Musicians Benevolent Fund and the Tillett Trust (2006)
Sir John Barbirolli prize at RAM
Scholarships for the Royal Academy of Music
RAM Mozart Prize

Education:
Royal Academy of Music, London (BMus 1^st class Hons)      (1999 – 2003)
Royal Academy of Music, London (PGDip) (2003 – 2005)
Hochschule für Musik, Köln – pupils of Alban Berg Quartett (2006-2008)