Emma McGrath

Violin

Emma McGrathviolin, has been heralded as a “First-magnitude star in the making” by the Seattle Times. British violinist Emma McGrath made her London debut aged 10 in the Purcell Room, and at 14 she performed Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, broadcast live on Classic FM. She has since performed as a soloist with numerous professional orchestras such as the Seattle Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and has toured France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Brunei, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Russia, Israel, Australia, the UK and the USA as a soloist and chamber musician.

Ms. McGrath, an Hyperion Recording Artist, is the Concertmaster of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Australia. Prior to this she was the Associate Concertmaster and Acting Concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and the Assistant Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. She has been Guest Concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and toured Australia and Japan with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

McGrath received her Bachelor of Music, with Honors, First Class, from the Royal College of Music, where she received the Chamber Music Prize, and her Masters of Music and Artist Diploma from Carnegie Mellon University, where she won the Concerto Competition, and was awarded the Violin Prize twice.

A multi-faceted musician, Emma McGrath is also a professional singer, composer, folk musician, and baroque violinist. When she is not making music, she enjoys hiking and traveling.