Christopher Stokes

Name:	Christopher Stokes
Location:	Ham, Richmond United Kingdom TW10
Contact:	Christopher Stokes, Pianist Tel: 07906505399 Email: pianomann1984@hotmail.com The Freyja Ensemble Tel: 07906505399 Tel: 07891647175 Web: www.freyjaensemble.co.uk Email: freyjapianotrio@googlemail.com Send Christopher Stokes a message

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PERFORMANCE EMPLOYMENT

CONCERTO

• St John's, Smith Square, London; TCM Junior Symphony Orchestra, Aiden Massey
• Blackheath Halls, London; TCM Symphony Orchestra, James Judd
• Various Locations, Spain; Coopers' Co & Coborn School Symphony Orchestra, Tim Litchfield

SOLO RECITAL

• St James', Picadilly (Talent Unlimited)
• Eklisia International Music Festival, Gumusluk, Turkey
• Egham District Music Club
• Ealing Music Society
• The Woolmarket, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, South Kensington, London
• Towngate Theatre, Basildon
• Charlton House, London
• 'Alkan, A Festival of Piano Music'
• 'Frederick Rzewski, Coming Together Festival'
• Trinity College of Music Graduation Ceremony 2007

CHAMBER MUSIC

• Eklisia International Music Festival; Gulsen Tatu, Valerie Oistrakh & Guy Ben-Ziony
• Kranjska Gora International Music Festival; Irena Preda
• Residence of the Turkish Ambassador; Tulay Uyar
• Steinway Halls, London; Tulay Uyar
• The Guildhall, Bath Spa; Felicity Hayward
• The King of Hearts, Norwich; Hannah Woolmer
• TCM Schumann Complete Chamber Music Series; The Carducci Quartet

RECORDING & SESSION

• ‘Alfred Kitchen Memorial Concert’, Blackheath Halls, London; Brahms Piano Concerto No 2, Live Recording)
• The Carducci Quartet, Blackheath Halls, London; Schumann Piano Quintet
• ‘Music Masti’; The British Council of Pakistan
• TCM 'Recordings Vol 1 - Autumn 2007; Faure Nocturne No 4

COMPETITIONS

• TCM Silver Medal 2007
• TCM Soloist Competition (Semifinalist)
• European Beethoven Society Intercollegiate Piano Competition 2004 (2nd Place)
• TCM John Longmire Competition for Beethoven 2003 (1st Place)
• Ongar Music Club, The John Lill Awards 2003 (4th Place)
• TCM Lillian Ash Duo Prize for French Song 2003 (Highly Commended)
• Havering Young Musician of the Year 2001 (1st Place)
• Havering Junior Musician of the Year 1999 (1st Place)

QUOTATIONS

• “A beautiful performance which was complete and deeply felt – full of character, personality and understanding,” Patsey Toh
• “Inspired and even performance” Daniel Hoexter

FURTHER EMPLOYMENT

• 2011-Present: Administrator (Freyja Ensemble www.freyjaensemble.co.uk)
• 2011-Present: Piano Teacher (Richmond Music Trust)
• 2009-Present: Piano Teacher (Enfield Arts Support Service)
• 2009-2010: Piano Teacher (Grubser’s Music Academy, London)
• 2009-Present: Deputy Piano & Musicianship Teacher (Trinity College of
Music, London)
• 2008-2009: Piano Teacher Cover (Creative Music Academy, Brentwood)
• 2007-Present: Private Piano Teacher (Surrey & London)
• 2002-2010: Repetiteur, Assistant MD & Lead Keyboard (CDOT, Thurrock
& BasOp, Basildon)
• 2001-2002: Choir Director (James Oglethrope Primary School, Cranham,
Essex)

TRAINING & EDUCATION

• 2003-2007: Trinity College of Music, London: BMus(Hons) - 1st Class

Teachers: Philip Fowke, Kenneth Paige, Robert Norris & Steve Lowdell
Masterclasses: Yonty Solomon, Kemal Gekic, Ila Itin, Gulsin Onay,
Deniz Arman-Gelenbe, Pascal Roge, Daniel Hoexter, Eugene Asti, Tasmin Little, Douglas Finch, David Dolan, Mark Rey, Martino Tirimo, Eleanor Bailey, GéNIA

For Further Biography, visit http://www.freyjaensemble.co.uk

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Session Work, Solo Performance, Contemporary Music, Improvisation