Kate Conway

Kate Conway studied the viola da gamba and baroque cello with Jonathan Manson at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with distinction, after gaining first-class honours in Classics from Jesus College, Cambridge. She has played with the English Baroque Soloists and English Touring Opera, and is a former member of the Handel House Talent Scheme. A keen chamber musician, Kate performs regularly with Chelys Consort of Viols, and is a founder member of Ceruleo, who have appeared at the York Early Music Christmas Festival and Baroque at the Edge.

Kate was twice awarded the RAM Nancy Nuttall Ensemble Prize, and has participated in masterclasses at the Greenwich International Early Music Festival and RCM Festival of Viols, playing to Christophe Coin, Alison Crum, Vittorio Ghielmi, Paolo Pandolfo and Jordi Savall. More recent projects include a performance at the Wigmore Hall with Chelys as part of Dame Emma Kirkby’s 70th birthday celebrations, chamber music recitals at festivals in the Lake District and Brecon, and live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ with Ceruleo and Ensemble Molière.