Matthew Truscott

Classical violinist. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague and in Bloomington, Indiana where his teachers were Erich Gruenberg, Simon Standage and Vera Beths. As a soloist and director, he has appeared with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the King’s Consort, the Retrospect Trio and Florilegium. He was a member of the Dante Quartet for four years and has recently joined the Quince Quartet. He is also leader of St James' Baroque, the Classical Opera Company and the Magdalena Consort as well as professor of baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London.