Gabi Jones
Violin
Violinist Gabi Jones enjoys a diverse career performing as a soloist and chamber musician in the UK and internationally. As both a modern player and a historical specialist, she plays and records regularly with the Academy of Ancient Music, The English Concert, Aurora Orchestra, Solomon’s Knot and Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique.
Gabi is the co-founder of Liturina, a dynamic chamber ensemble specialising in the trio sonata repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as genre-crossover and contemporary music. She is a sought-after leader with ensembles including Istante, Opera Settecento, Wond’rous Machine and the Waterperry Opera Festival Orchestra and will lead Florilegium in their South American tour in June. In addition, Gabi has directed projects at the Royal College of Music, Chetham’s, and the Baroquestock Festival. She has also spoken as a panellist for events with AAM, RCM and Waterperry Opera Festival on a range of musical topics.
Gabi attended Chetham’s School of Music, before graduating from Trinity College Cambridge in 2016. She went on to pursue a masters at the Royal College of Music, and was awarded the prestigious Kit and Constant Lambert Fellowship while she gained her Artist Diploma in historical performance.
A passionate music educator, Gabi teaches violin and modern and historical chamber music at Chetham’s. She has given masterclasses in the UK and abroad, including competition moderation and adjudication. She is a yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
