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Matthew Ward, Violin
Matthew Ward was born in London in 1974. Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 1996, Matthew has worked with a diverse mix of artists, groups and orchestras. In 1997 Matthew joined critically acclaimed and ground-breaking theatrical string septet The Gogmagogs with whom he appeared in major festivals throughout the UK and in Europe, the USA, Canada, Brazil and Australia.
Matthew has since collaborated with artists including blues guitarist Billy Jenkins, jazz pianist Django Bates, classical Palestinian group Sabrine and The Clod Ensemble.
Since 1999 Matthew has been a member of The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and regularly appears as an orchestral Guest Principal with the English National Opera, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony, and Orchestra of St. John’s. A keen chamber musician, Matthew has performed with violinist Andrew Haveron, and celebrated pianists Peter Frankl and Pascal Roge and has made recordings with London based Chamber Domain.
Matthew has played on numerous albums and soundtracks: a recent highlight was improvising and playing solo violin for the award-winning documentary film In The Shadow of the Moon with composer and cellist Philip Sheppard.
Matthew has given workshops on improvisation at the Julliard School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Opus 118 string programme in Harlem, New York.
Matthew is married to the pianist Fiona Dalzell and plays a violin by Georges Chanot, 1848.