Kirsten began cello lessons in Bristol with Avril Rump, and then moved to London to study for a bachelor degree at the Guildhall School of Music with Louise Hopkins and Leonid Gorokhov, also taking lessons with Sue Lowe. While attending the Eton Cello School, she met renowned soloist Johannes Goritzki. An invitation to join his class led her to transfer her studies to the Royal Scottish Academy in 2008 for the remainder of her bachelors. During her time in Glasgow she performed the Schumann Cello Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the City Halls, and since then has participated as a soloist and chamber musician in International masterclasses and festivals throughout the UK, France, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Italy, Indonesia and the US.
After completing her Masters degree with Johannes Goritzki in Lugano at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, she was selected as a masterclass participant at the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, and since then has been performing predominantly as a solo and chamber artist. Numerous prizes and awards include the RSAMD Concerto Competition, the CSI Concerto Competition in Lugano, the Helen Winning Memorial Prize at the Tunbridge Wells International YCA Competition, the Scottish A. Ramsay Calder Debussy Prize, and the International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso. In 2014 Kirsten was cellist of the Fontanelli Quartet, who were selected as Park Lane Young Concert Artists, and was a founding member of The Milgram Trio. Recent concertos performed include the Dvorak, Schumann and Brahms Double.
Kirsten has played a number of times as no.2 cellist at the Orchestra della Valle d’Itria, and has worked professionally with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. From 2014 - 2016 she was cellist of the Ragazze Quartet in Holland, with whom she released two albums under the label Channel Classics, and performed regularly at major venues including the Royal Concertgebouw. She is now living in London and continues her busy performing schedule. Future projects include working with the Dulcinea Quartet, the contemporary ensemble Project Instrumental, and solo concerts and concertos in Scotland for Absolute Classics and the Solway Sinfonia 20th anniversary celebrations.
After completing her Masters degree with Johannes Goritzki in Lugano at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, she was selected as a masterclass participant at the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, and since then has been performing predominantly as a solo and chamber artist. Numerous prizes and awards include the RSAMD Concerto Competition, the CSI Concerto Competition in Lugano, the Helen Winning Memorial Prize at the Tunbridge Wells International YCA Competition, the Scottish A. Ramsay Calder Debussy Prize, and the International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso. In 2014 Kirsten was cellist of the Fontanelli Quartet, who were selected as Park Lane Young Concert Artists, and was a founding member of The Milgram Trio. Recent concertos performed include the Dvorak, Schumann and Brahms Double.
Kirsten has played a number of times as no.2 cellist at the Orchestra della Valle d’Itria, and has worked professionally with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. From 2014 - 2016 she was cellist of the Ragazze Quartet in Holland, with whom she released two albums under the label Channel Classics, and performed regularly at major venues including the Royal Concertgebouw. She is now living in London and continues her busy performing schedule. Future projects include working with the Dulcinea Quartet, the contemporary ensemble Project Instrumental, and solo concerts and concertos in Scotland for Absolute Classics and the Solway Sinfonia 20th anniversary celebrations.
