Jennifer Pike
Strings
Jennifer Pike is renowned for her unique artistry and compelling insight into music from the Baroque to the present day.
She made her concerto debut with the Hallé aged 11, and the following year won the 成人论坛 Young Musician and became the youngest major prize winner in the Menuhin International Violin Competition.
A 成人论坛 New Generation artist from 2008-2010, she now performs worldwide with eminent conductors including Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Mark Elder, Juanjo Mena, and Andris Nelsons at the world’s top concert halls.
Equally sought after as a recitalist and chamber musician, Jennifer Pike has collaborated worldwide with artists including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Nikolaj Znaider, Nicolas Altstaedt, Maxim Rysanov, Igor Levit, Martin Roscoe and Mahan Esfahani.
Her wide-ranging and critically acclaimed discography on Chandos includes her recent series ‘The Polish Violin’, championing Polish composers, and sonatas by Elgar and Vaughan Williams.
She is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and Foundation for Children and the Arts, and patron of the Lord Mayor’s City Music Foundation.
In October 2020, she was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to classical music. She plays a 1708 Matteo Goffriller violin.
