Malvern-born violinist Charlie Brookes has been fortunate to study with some of the UK’s finest violinists, including Lucy Gould (Gould Piano Trio) and Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Joshua Fisher and Alexander Sitkovetsky during his Master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

 

At both RWCMD and the Academy, Charlie was selected as a member of their respective String Soloist ensembles where he closely collaborated with artists including Henning Kraggerud, Adrian Brendel and Clio Gould for events at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Buckingham Palace.

Throughout his studies, Charlie was generously supported by the Elmley Foundation, Winship Foundation, Clive and Sylvia Richards Charity, EMI Music Sound Foundation and the Royal Philharmonic Society. 

Charlie is currently pursuing a Professional Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music under the guidance of Alex Redington (Doric Quartet) and Sini Simonen (Castalian Quartet). 

Charlie enjoys a varied career of teaching and freelancing with ensembles including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English National Ballet, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Ulster Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and English Symphony Orchestra. 

Charlie is the founder of Elgar Ensemble and plays an Italian violin by Antonio Pelizon made in Gorizia in 1810.