Leanne Wren - Violin
Leanne Wren won both violin and piano scholarships to Wells Cathedral School in 1993 where she studied for five years. She completed her education at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she gained an honours degree in 2002. During her time at G.S.M.D. Leanne took part in many solo and chamber recitals throughout England in venues including St. James' Piccadilly, Wimborne Minster, St. Peter's Bournemouth, Southwark Cathedral, The Lyceum and The Wigmore Hall.
Since then Leanne has performed, as a chamber and orchestral musician, in over fifty countries worldwide and in all the major London concert venues. As a soloist she has played at Wells Cathedral, St George's Brandon Hill, Bishops Palace, St-Martin-In-The-Fields and St.John 's Waterloo with the Southbank Sinfonia, with which she was a member in 2003. Leanne has recorded solo works by Karg-Elert and Nicholas Chouveux for the National Sound Archive and recorded a solo CD in aid of The Prince's Trust with The Dorset Male Voice Choir. She has also appeared as a guest soloist with the Llanelli Male Voice Choir in highly acclaimed concerts in both Dorset and Wales.
Leanne has received funding and scholarships from the Wolfson Foundation, The Prince's Trust and the Katy Choules Trust. These have enabled her to attend various summer music courses including The Dartington International Music Festival where she took part in masterclasses with Kun Hu. Leanne has also received masterclasses from Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Yfrah Neaman, Rachel Podger and Itzak Rashkovsky.
Leanne regularly appears on pop shows including T.O.T.P.'s, Smash
Hits, National Music Awards and CD:UK and enjoys freelancing with
various orchestras and chamber groups.
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