Eleanor's classical training
Eleanor has performed internationally since winning the Cardiff European Harp Competition in 2007.
A student of Daphne Boden for 8 years and subsequently Alison Nicholls for 7 years, Eleanor's technique is steeped in the French tradition through Henriette Renie and incorporating the American style through Salzedo, via Nancy Allen. Her technique also encompasses world music styles, jazz, different ideas from tutors in France (Catherine Michel), the Netherlands (Erika Waardenburg and Ernestine Stoop) and in the UK she has also had lessons with Hugh Webb, Douglas Hollick (19th century rep) and Trevor Pinnock (Spanish baroque rep).
Eleanor has won numerous accolades over the years, including the Maisie Lewis Award from Making Music, the Philip and Dorothy Green Award which led to her Wigmore Hall debut, and the Royal Overseas League Strings Award in 2002. In 1997, she made her concerto debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's Southbank, live on Classic Fm. Eleanor was just fifteen years old and that moment cemented the idea of becoming a professional musician for the young artist. She went on to win numerous national and international awards, including the prestigious Wingate Scholarship (for her studies in the Netherlands) and awards and commissions from the PRS Foundation for New Music and the Arts Council of England.
Some memorable classical performances over the years include concertos with the English Baroque Ensemble at St. George's Bristol and St. John's Smith Square in London, and with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans. Chamber music highlights have been at Cadogan Hall in London, Berlin's Kammermusiksaal at the Philharmonic and performing with ensembles in Sydney and Hong Kong. Eleanor has adjudicated international competitions in Turkey, performed electronic music in Shanghai and performed solo in one of the finest acoustics of the world in Amsterdam, at the Muziekgebouw aan't IJ.
