Jennifer Carter was born in Bristol in 1985. She studied first at Colston's Girls' School, where she was awarded the Merchant Venturer's Vocational Scholarship. She then won a full scholarship to the Junior Department of the Royal Welsh College of Music, where Jennifer received the Elgar Recital Prize, concurrently receiving a scholarship to study at the Guildhall School
of Music and Drama.
At the age of 17, Jennifer was asked to accompany Robin Bowman's classes at the Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice, and has now played for his teaching both in and outside Guildhall. Jennifer was then awarded a further postgraduate scholarship to specialise her studies in accompaniment with Robin Bowman, Paul Roberts, Caroline Palmer, and Eugene Asti at the Guildhall, gaining a
distinction.
Jennifer has played in masterclasses with Chris Elton, Andrew Ball, Michael Dussek, Martin Roscoe, and Ruth Harte and appeared on BBC Wales aged 16 playing in a masterclass with Richard MacMahon.
Jennifer has enjoyed playing in the Edinburgh Festival, LSO St Luke's as part of the LSO
Discovery series, the Colston Hall in Bristol, the Barbican Centre
as part of the Barbican Lates series, St James Piccadilly, St John's Smith Square, St
Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Albert Hall and Kings Place and has also toured Norway and Germany
with her piano trios.
She won the Queen Mary II accompanists prize at the Guildhall, and has now been made an accompanist for Junior and Senior Guildhall, the Royal College of Music and the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. She was awarded scholarships for her postgraduate study from the Stationers' Company, and the Lawrence Atwell Trust.
She has also performed Britten in LSO St Luke's with the Apollo Chamber Orchestra, and premiered the Carter piece at the Barbican
Pit Theatre devised for her by the composer Michael Picknett in 2012, with a repeat performance in 2013.
Jennifer was a Junior Fellow in Accompaniment at the Royal College of Music, and was the first person to be awarded a further extension of this fellowship for an unprecedented third year. She has now been made a Concordia Artist.
Jennifer was also awarded the Leonard Hancock Bursary for her work at the RCM, and was also selected to perform in Iain Burnside's new work 'Journeying Boys' at the Britten Theatre. Jennifer performed recently at the Fidenza Opera House, the Royal Opera House, the Oriental Club, the National Gallery and Lady Solti's house.
She has formed a duo with the fantastic violinist Ishani Bhoola (ishanibhoola.com) and they have recently performed at the Reform Club, as well as many Surrey venues.
Upcoming concerts include performing at the V&A museum, the Portsmouth Music Club, and another performance at the Fidenza Opera House in Italy.
of Music and Drama.
At the age of 17, Jennifer was asked to accompany Robin Bowman's classes at the Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice, and has now played for his teaching both in and outside Guildhall. Jennifer was then awarded a further postgraduate scholarship to specialise her studies in accompaniment with Robin Bowman, Paul Roberts, Caroline Palmer, and Eugene Asti at the Guildhall, gaining a
distinction.
Jennifer has played in masterclasses with Chris Elton, Andrew Ball, Michael Dussek, Martin Roscoe, and Ruth Harte and appeared on BBC Wales aged 16 playing in a masterclass with Richard MacMahon.
Jennifer has enjoyed playing in the Edinburgh Festival, LSO St Luke's as part of the LSO
Discovery series, the Colston Hall in Bristol, the Barbican Centre
as part of the Barbican Lates series, St James Piccadilly, St John's Smith Square, St
Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Albert Hall and Kings Place and has also toured Norway and Germany
with her piano trios.
She won the Queen Mary II accompanists prize at the Guildhall, and has now been made an accompanist for Junior and Senior Guildhall, the Royal College of Music and the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. She was awarded scholarships for her postgraduate study from the Stationers' Company, and the Lawrence Atwell Trust.
She has also performed Britten in LSO St Luke's with the Apollo Chamber Orchestra, and premiered the Carter piece at the Barbican
Pit Theatre devised for her by the composer Michael Picknett in 2012, with a repeat performance in 2013.
Jennifer was a Junior Fellow in Accompaniment at the Royal College of Music, and was the first person to be awarded a further extension of this fellowship for an unprecedented third year. She has now been made a Concordia Artist.
Jennifer was also awarded the Leonard Hancock Bursary for her work at the RCM, and was also selected to perform in Iain Burnside's new work 'Journeying Boys' at the Britten Theatre. Jennifer performed recently at the Fidenza Opera House, the Royal Opera House, the Oriental Club, the National Gallery and Lady Solti's house.
She has formed a duo with the fantastic violinist Ishani Bhoola (ishanibhoola.com) and they have recently performed at the Reform Club, as well as many Surrey venues.
Upcoming concerts include performing at the V&A museum, the Portsmouth Music Club, and another performance at the Fidenza Opera House in Italy.
