Charlotte Skinner
Charlotte Skinner has recently completed her BMus degree with First Class Honours at the Royal Academy of Music where she continues her studies as a Masters scholar under the tuition of Maurice Hasson. Throughout her studies, Charlotte has been awarded the David Young and Amadeus Scholarships as well as the Franz Reizenstein Prize; she is also kindly supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Craxton Memorial Trust and the Stephen Bell Charitable Trust. Charlotte’s solo career began with a performance of Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 with her local Youth Orchestra. Since then she has performed numerous concertos and works for violin with orchestras around the country as well as remaining a regular soloist in her home town of Northamptonshire.From an early age Charlotte discovered a passion for Chamber music and in 2009 was a founding member of the Tyburn String Quartet. With the quartet, Charlotte has given recitals in both the UK and overseas, most notable performances include concerts at the Royal Opera House, the Edinburgh Festival and their 2011 debut at St Martin in the Fields. The ensemble have taken part in collaborations with the Central School of Speech and Drama, the Manning Camerata and Trevor Pinnock, with whom they performed chamber reductions of Haydn and Mahler at both Kings Place and live on Radio 3. Alongside their performance commitments, the Tyburn Quartet have a keen interest in outreach and educational work. In 2010, they took part in a workshop and recital series in Dorset and this year they have been offered a residency with the Open Academy department of the Royal Academy of Music where they look forward to projects in Aldeburgh and a collaboration with EMI Sound Foundation.
Currently Charlotte performs on a Voller violin, kindly on loan to her from the Royal Academy of Music.
Katie Littlemore
Violin
Charlotte Skinner
Violin
Sophie Broadbent
Viola
Zoe Marshall
Cello