Biography

Henry Chandler completed his studies at the Royal College of Music, London, where he was a scholar under Maciej Rakowski, receiving generous support from the John Lewis Partnership, Atwell Charity and Kathleen Trust. He is now in demand as a recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral player following a successful Wigmore Hall debut with the Alke Quartet in March 2017 (finalists of ROSL competition 2017). He has appeared as soloist with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Oxford University Philharmonic and regularly performs recitals with pianist John Paul Ekins. Henry has performed in prestigious venues around the world, such as the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St Petersburg, Banff Arts Centre in Canada, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall and all the major UK concert halls. He has also toured extensively around China, Japan and Denmark. Henry has performed chamber music alongside musicians such as Michael Collins and Raphael Wallfisch. He regularly plays with the Royal Opera House Orchestra (recently as Guest Principal 2nd violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, and other London orchestras. As a young musician, Henry won numerous prizes such as the Award for Young Musicians in 2009 and the Esther Coleman prize for Outstanding Musician. He has participated in masterclasses with Maxim Vengerov, Rachel Podger and Alina Ibragimova, amongst others. Henry read music at Pembroke College, Oxford University with an instrumental scholarship, and appeared as a soloist in the Sheldonian Theatre after winning the university’s concerto competition. Henry plays on a fine Italian instrument by Fernando Gagliano (Naples, 1778), and a French bow by Joseph Henry (c.1865). 

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