Jennifer Pike

‘With phenomenal tuning, pace, control of timbre and range of dynamics she brought the house down…’
Robert Maycock | The Independent

In 2002, at the age of 12, Jennifer Pike became the youngest ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Her unfaltering success continued at the start of 2008 when Jennifer was honoured with a South Bank Show Award and named as a BBC New Generation Artist for 2008-2010.

At the age of 15 Jennifer made her BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall and returned for two engagements in 2009. She is a regular performer at London’s prestigious Wigmore Hall and in recent seasons she has also appeared frequently with orchestras including the Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, BBC Scottish Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Manchester Camerata, City of London Sinfonia, Tampere Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. Jennifer’s engagements have also included performances with the Hallé Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia, in addition to recitals at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.

Jennifer was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the age of 16, winning the Derek Butler London Prize in 2007. She is currently reading music at the University of Oxford while continuing to develop her high profile concert career.

Jennifer plays a Matteo Goffriller violin of 1708. It is currently made available to her by the Jennifer Pike Violin Trust, which is being established by Nigel Brown to raise the funds needed to secure the instrument. More information on how to contribute to the Trust can be found at www.jenniferpike.com

Through her LMM Award Jennifer performed a successful solo recital at Wigmore Hall in October 2009 and will give her debut performance with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in April 2011. Jennifer also receives mentoring and career guidance from John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall as well as the opportunity to work with students participating in the Bridge Project.

Jennifer Pike is represented by Hazard Chase.