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Katy Rowe (2nd Violin) < back
Katy grew up in Romsey. In 1999 she was awarded a scholarship to study at the
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where she immediately enjoyed an active
involvement within the string department. Graduating with a first class honours
degree and receiving the college string prize in 2002, she then spent three months
at the Newcastle Conservatoire, Australia studying with Elizabeth Holowell before
returning to RWCMD, completing her postgraduate diploma in 2004. Awards include
the Sir Geraint Evans Scholarship (2003), the Dayas Music Scholarship (2003)
and the Eifion Evans Memorial Award (2004).
During her studies Katy enjoyed many orchestral and chamber opportunities,
as principal of the various college orchestras, giving concerto performances
with the college string ensemble and receiving masterclasses from eminent musicians
such as Wen Chou Li, Philippe Graffin, Krystof Smietana and Mi-Kyung Lee. She
was also selected three years running, to take part in the prestigious string
placement scheme with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Katy enjoys a busy timetable playing with the Mavron String Quartet, outside
of which she freelances with several orchestras, records and arranges string
parts for various artists and production companies, teaches the violin and
has fun experimenting with sounds at home!
Previous teachers have included Peter Hanson, Nick Whiting and Michael Thomas.
Katy is extremely grateful to Simon Majaro for the loan of one of his instruments.
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