caroline henbest

Caroline Henbest is a violist and Feldenkrais practitioner. She is currently Head of Viola at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and is based in Melbourne. Born in England, she came to Australia in 1993 to be Principal Viola in the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) following studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Guildhall School of Music. These days she performs as a chamber musician and soloist across Australia and is violist in the Imaginista Quartet and Transfigured Trio. She has recently recorded string quartets and string trios by William Shield for Naxos with the Dorrit Ensemble. Since leaving the ACO she has regularly acted as guest principal with many Australian orchestras as well as the NZSO.

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