Musicians

Victoria Marsh - violin

Born in London, Victoria began studying the violin aged six, with Simon Perkins and later at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Junior Department. She then read History at Robinson College, Cambridge University, as an Instrumental Award Holder. After graduating, Victoria returned to focus on the violin, studying privately under Dona Lee Croft and then achieving her Masters degree from the Royal Northern College of Music.

As an orchestral player, Victoria is currently enjoying a busy freelance career performing with orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Sinfonia, Southbank Sinfonia, Alina Orchestra, London Firebird Orchestra, the Brixton Chamber Orchestra, Orion Orchestra, Hastings Philharmonic, Outcry Ensemble, Arch Sinfonia, St Paul’s Sinfonia and Down for the Count Swing Band! She led the Britten Pears Contemporary Ensemble under the direction of Oliver Knussen, and was also a Britten Pears Young Artist. In 2022 she led Longhope Opera’s production of L’Elisir d’Amore and she has appeared at Bridgewater Hall, Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, Irish World Academy Theatre, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Cadogan Hall. She has performed in festivals including the St Endellion Festival in Cornwall, Guethary Festival in Lambourd, New Generation Festival in Florence and the Ponte Cultura Festival in Corsica. As a chamber musician Victoria has performed and coached at Benslow Music with Ombra (flute, violin and cello trio).

 Victoria studied Strings Pedagogy at the RNCM with Philippa Bunting (Learning & Qualifications Director at ABRSM) and Katie Wearing. She has taught and coached for many London Music Services, and the English Schools’ Orchestra and now teaches at St Francis College, Letchworth. Her pupils have enjoyed success in ABRSM, Trinity and Music Teacher’s Board examinations, and are members of the Animate Orchestra, Arpeggione Viola Courses and National Orchestra for All.

Chris Terepin - cello

Chris Terepin is a versatile string player and academic. An unusual combination of modern cellist and viol player, his musicianship transcends divisions between ‘early music’ and ‘mainstream performance’, in favour of imagination, experimentation, and collaboration.

Since 2012 Chris has been cellist of the Florian Ensemble, a radical and independent-minded group that has been described as “truly outstanding chamber music… an emotional roller-coaster and virtuoso performance.” He has worked with period instrument ensembles including the viol consorts Phantasm and Fretwork, Figure Ensemble, Three Parts Vied, K’antu Ensemble, The Hanover Band, Liverpool Bach Collective, and Manchester Baroque. As a bass viol player he plays with harpsichordist Nathaniel Mander. Chris has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Cadogan Hall, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and many UK music societies, while his playing has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, both live and on recordings. As a modern cellist (though on gut strings) he is also a member of the Fortescue Duo, and has played with various small orchestras including the Suffolk Philharmonic (as principal), Manchester Camerata, London Music Collective, and the London Musical Arts Orchestra. He has also collaborated with the Gildas Quartet, the Lantivet Duo, jazz musicians Callum Au and Nigel Price, and singer-songwriter Sam Jefferson.

Chris grew up in Berkshire and started the cello at the age of 5, learning first with Judith Barnby and then Lorraine Deacon. He read music at Magdalen College, Oxford before moving to Manchester to pursue cello studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, where his teachers were Raphael Wallfisch and Philip Higham. He is now based in South London. Chris holds a PhD in musicology from King’s College London, which drew on the evidence of early recordings to offer a radical perspective on the idea of musical ‘togetherness’.

www.christerepin.com

Charis Hanning - piano

With family roots in Vancouver and Hong Kong, pianist Charis Hanning made London her home after arriving there as a student in 2009. Her sense of adventure is ever-present, making her a versatile, creative and spirited artist. 

Experienced in solo, accompaniment and chamber music, Charis loves most of all to collaborate with others. She is a founding member of the Tresillian Trio and the Jacquin Trio, an audacious classical chamber ensemble dedicated to exploring, expanding and celebrating music for the inimitable combination of clarinet, viola/violin and piano. The only group to have won both the Royal Overseas League and St Martin-in-the-Fields Competitions, the Jacquins have been making music together for the best part of a decade.

Charis has worked with instrumentalists and singers from around the world in places such as Fundación Juan March and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, and in the UK at Cadogan Hall and Purcell Room, as well as on BBC Radio 3. Other performance highlights include Rye Festival, North Norfolk Music Festival, Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts, Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Fringe. She has also combined with singers at the Aldeburgh English Song Project and Vancouver International Song Institute.

Beyond her concert schedule, Charis takes great delight in inspiring music-lovers and music-novices alike, having worked with Aldeburgh Young Musicians and Young Artist Experience (Canada). She coaches chamber groups and gives masterclasses for young musicians, is staff pianist and teacher at Trinity Laban’s Junior Department, mentors artists for Live Music Now, leads creative workshops and gives teacher-trainings.