Tamsin Waley-Cohen Concerts

Experience Tamsin Waley-Cohen

Tamsin Waley-Cohen is a British violinist renowned for her insightful and emotionally compelling performances. Trained at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Cambridge University, she has established a significant international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. Waley-Cohen’s repertoire spans Baroque to contemporary works, with a particular focus on 20th and 21st-century composers like Britten, Tippett, and Pärt.

She is celebrated for her critically acclaimed recordings, including complete sonatas by Brahms and Janáček with pianist James Baillieu – lauded for their nuanced interplay and technical brilliance. Her disc of works by Vaughan Williams, featuring the *The Lark Ascending*, received widespread praise.

Waley-Cohen frequently performs at major venues across Europe, including Wigmore Hall and the Konzerthaus Berlin. Beyond concert performance, she is deeply committed to education and outreach work, leading workshops and masterclasses. She holds a fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music and actively champions new music alongside established classics. Her playing is consistently described as possessing both lyrical beauty and intellectual depth.