Katie was born on the Isle of Man and began playing the violin aged 12. She became leader of the Manx Youth Orchestra and a member of the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra. In 2004 she began studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with Katie Hull (Scottish Opera) winning several prizes including the Bessie Spence violin prize, the Willie and Betty MacPherson prize and the Mabel Glover Prize for chamber music. After graduating with first class honours, she moved to London to study for a masters degree with Krysia Osostowicz (Dante String Quartet) at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she participated in many exciting projects including a recital at the Wigmore Hall and a recording session in the Abbey Road Studios. On returning to Glasgow, Katie now enjoys a busy freelance and teaching career.
While studying at the RSAMD, Katie was a founding member of the Nova String Quartet, winners of the Mabel Glover String Quartet Prize. They enjoyed a busy performance schedule which included concerts in Germany, London and around Scotland including a mini tour of Caithness. In London, she was a member of the Lakeside Quartet. Often performing contemporary music, The Lakeside Quartet premiered many works by up and coming composers including a string quartet and vocal work by Alastair Putt in the Wigmore Hall, and a string quartet work by Aaron Holloway-Nahum for the Richmond Concert Society. Katie is now first violinist in the Korda String Quartet.
An experienced orchestral musician, Katie enjoys freelance work with the Scottish Opera and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She is the current leader of the Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra in London and former leader of Camerata Scotland and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. She performed the Samuel Barber violin concerto with the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra and Beethoven Romanze with the Manx Youth Orchestra in 2007 as well as the Sibelius violin concerto with the RSAMD Symphony Orchestra in 2008.
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