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Helena started playing the violin at school aged 6. A member of the Cardiff county orchestras and the National Youth Orchestra of Wales, she went on to study violin performance at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before training as a nurse.
Throughout her working life, Helena has remained a determined violinist, performing at weddings with the Aderyn Quartet, charity concerts and in orchestras including Brecknock Sinfonia, Gwent Chamber and most notably Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra, which she led 2018-2021. She achieved her ABRSM diploma in July 2021 with distinction and in Summer 2023 was awarded a scholarship to attend a Jazz course led by Peter Edwards and Violin masterclasses with Thomas Gould at Dartington Summer School. Last year she made her debut performance of the Bruch Violin Concerto with Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra. Helena is a keen advocate for making music in all its guises, accessible to all. She is currently undertaking work, thanks to the Spitalfield’s Trainee music leader scheme to explore means to modernise the traditional concert experience. Helena is delighted to be joining Newport Symphony Orchestra as their Leader. Helena is grateful to Myriam Brunswick and the Citron family for the generous loan of a 1770 L. Hill violin. |
RehearsalsMonday Evenings, 7:30 - 9:30pm
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