Violin
Originally from Hampshire, Eleanor started playing the violin at school at the age of six. After graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2016 with a first-class honours degree in Music, she moved to Manchester to complete her Master’s degree in Performance at the Royal Northern College of Music. Here, she studied with Pavel Fischer and Jim Clark, graduating in 2019.
Eleanor is now a freelance violinist and enjoys a varied career across orchestral, session, and theatre work. She performs regularly with leading ensembles, including the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, Opera North, Welsh National Opera, Manchester Camerata, and Oxford Philharmonic. Her orchestral work has included appearances at the BBC Proms, as well as recordings and tours across the UK and internationally.
Alongside her orchestral work, Eleanor is an experienced session musician. She has performed with the Northern Film Orchestra on projects including the Royal Variety Performance and major commercial recordings for television, and has toured extensively with film productions such as Home Alone, The Muppets, and Batman in concert.
Eleanor’s work extends into musical theatre and screen, including regular deputy work on the recent UK tours of Fiddler on the Roof and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and television and film projects such as appearing as an actor/musician in A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+).
Eleanor is passionate about teaching and supporting young musicians at all stages of their development. She has been teaching at SMA since 2019, and also teaches at Birkdale School, as well as privately in Manchester.