Ann Beilby – Viola

Ann is passionate about the unique voice of the viola, and the way it weaves between texture and narrative, flexing between solo and support, particularly within the chamber music repertoire. Hailing from Sydney where she made her solo Opera House debut at age 18, Ann’s career spans solo work, chamber music, and principal work in London. She spent 10 years as a founding member of the Cavaleri Quartet, and has over the years established a uniquely sensitive, virtuosic and insightful approach. Between 2019 -2023, Ann joined Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Emma Parker & Nathaniel Boyd in the Albion Quartet, an exciting presence in UK chamber music, both on stage and as resident artists for Signum Records. Their final album of Walton & Shostakovich works was a highlight for Ann, awarded the prestigious Critics Choice and Editor’s Choice of the Year by Gramophone Magazine 2022, alongside five star reviews.

A prize winner at international competitions as both soloist and chamber musician, including the Lionel Tertis International Viola, Hamburg String Quartet, Paolo Premio Borciani and Osaka International Chamber Music Competitions, Ann has appeared in many of the great concert halls of Europe and the U.K., featured in many major festivals, appeared as soloist and featured artist on many commercial recordings, and is regularly found in the recording studios of London working on scores for high profile recording artists and composers alike. She loves the variety of her musical life in London, and is comfortable within a vast array of musical landscapes, appearing on stage and in the studio with artists such as Björk, Hanz Zimmer, Gregory Porter, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis,  Olafur Arnalds to name a few.