Director
Violin/Viola
Agnes started her musical education at the age of 4 under her mother’s violin tuition on their houseboat in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex UK.
Showing a great passion for musicianship at a young age, she gained a music scholarship in 1997 and was soon leading school orchestras and quartets. Agnes made her concert debut at the age of nine, performing the Bach A minor concerto with orchestra.
Having started the piano at 5 years old, at the age of 9 she also began Harpsichord lessons with Maggie Cole, and continued to study 3 instruments as a triple major until her undergraduate programme. However, violin being her clear passion throughout, Agnes continued this alone into her undergraduate programme, under professor Lutsia Ibragimova.
Inspired by her involvement as a volunteer teacher in the El Sistema project in Venezuela. Agnes has been a dedicated teacher and campaigner for arts funding and support for over 10 years, working closely in her community to help young under-privileged children follow and realise their dreams.
In 2009 Agnes started teaching violin and piano to a small group of children at St Stephen’s CoE primary school in Shepherd’s Bush. In 2011 after demand for music lessons increased dramatically, she formed a complete music department of 7 different teachers, and 10 different instruments. The school now has an uptake of individual music lessons for half the students in the school.
From this Pelican Music was born.
5 years later Pelican celebrated its birthday in 2019, with 15 schools and over 35000 lessons taught. Agnes' mission is to work with multiple schools across London and to champion quality music education for all.
Studied at: Royal College of Music
Primary Instrument: Violin
Started Aged: 4
Other Instruments: Viola, Piano, Harpsichord
Favourite Piece: Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D
