Arwen Newband is a violinist with wide ranging experience as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player and teacher. Originally from New Zealand, she studied at Auckland University before travelling to the UK where she studied with Emanuel Hurwitz. She spent a few years freelancing as an orchestral musician and more recently has devoted her energies to playing chamber music. She has performed most of the standard repertoire for violin and piano, in particular with her regular duo partner Anna Le Hair. She is a founder member of the Hertfordshire based Icknield Ensemble and also has a busy teaching practice.
Anna Le Hair gained an honours degree in music at Edinburgh University, and her postgraduate studies were at the Royal College of Music, London. Anna has a busy and varied career as a performer, teacher, accompanist, ABRSM examiner, adjudicator and conductor. Engagements have included recitals, both solo and as chamber musician and accompanist, as well as soloist in several piano concertos, in many venues in London and around Britain and abroad. Anna currently teaches piano and accompanies at St Albans School, and she also has a thriving private teaching practice at her home in Tring. She is the founder of and runs the successful ‘Piano and more’ concert series at St Peter and St Paul church in Tring and is a founder member of the Icknield Ensemble. She completed her first international examining tour for ABRSM in summer 2019 to Malaysia.
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Violin/Piano Duo
