Alexandra Urquhart
Alexandra Urquhart trained as a viola player at Trinity College of Music and then the Royal College of Music.At Trinity, she was awarded the Guivier Strings Prize and Band/Kurtz Viola Prize.
She has performed and toured with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as playing for a year in Chile with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Santiago.As a concerto soloist she has performed the Walton and Telemann Viola Concerti and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante.
In addition to her classical playing, Alexandra enjoys playing in many genres. She recorded on the album ‘Bad Blood’ by Bastille, as well as playing with the band at Glastonbury and on the festival circuit. She has recorded and performed with Tango Siempre and has enjoyed a number of performances at Ronnie Scott’s in London with the Sigamos String Quartet and Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble. Alexandra plays regularly with South Downs Strings and also plays folk fiddle, playing regularly in a violin and slide guitar duo.
Alexandra is passionate about teaching and education work, having coached and performed in projects for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia, National Youth Orchestra, Pro Corda and Glyndebourne Youth Opera. Alexandra has a thriving private teaching practice, alongside teaching and coaching in two Sussex schools. In addition to her playing, Alexandra is an artist (under her nickname, Bimbi), focusing mainly on creating linocut prints.