Viola · born in Liverpool / England · studied with Philip Dukes and Louise Hopkins in London before continuing his studies in Europe with Tatjana Masurenko, Lars Anders Tomter, Claudio Martinez Mehner and Rainer Schmidt - violist of the ADELPHI QUARTET- performances a. o. at the Verbier Festival, the Mozart Festival Würzburg, the Aldeburgh Contemporary Music (UK) and the Banff Residency in Canada - in addition to the quartet, various engagements with English Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Masterclasses given at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, MTU Cork School of Music, Porto Superior School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) and Yale University