Amy Harman – Bassoon
Sought after as a soloist and chamber musician, Amy regularly takes part in festivals across Europe, including the Pärnu, Tbilisi and West Cork festivals. She is currently Principal Bassoon of the Aurora and ENO orchestras, having previous held the position with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
A passionate advocate for the bassoon, Amy is much sought after as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher and communicator, regularly featuring on BBC Radio 3.
As a soloist highlights have included appearing with Birmingham Opera in Stockhausen’s Mittwoch aus Licht and performing Strauss’s Concertino with English Chamber Orchestra. She regularly takes part in festivals across Europe, including the Parnu, Tbilisi, West Cork, Ryedale, Bath, Galway and Mizmorim Festivals. In 2017 she returned to Wigmore Hall and was featured artist at Southwell Music Festival.
Engagements this season include a performance of Mozart’s Concerto at the Festival Suoni dal Golfo in Lerici, Italy with Orchestra Excellence, and recitals throughout the UK including Saffron Hall, Brighton Dome, Music in the Round and the Royal Conservatoire Scotland.
In 2011 Amy was appointed principal of the Philharmonia Orchestra at the age of 23. Sought after as guest principal with leading orchestras in Europe including the Mahler Chamber, London Symphony and BBC Symphony Orchestras, she is currently principal of Aurora Orchestra and ENO.
As a chamber musician Amy has collaborated with Aleksander Madzar, Nicholas Daniel, Radovan Vlatkovic, Natalia Gutman, Chen Halevi, Guy Johnston, the Castalian and Chilingirian Quartets, among many others. She has attended Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove with Elisabeth Leonskaja, and in 2016 toured California with Camerata Pacifica. Since 2010 she has been a member of Ensemble 360.
Born in London, Amy Harman studied at the Royal College of Music with Andrea de Flammineis, Julie Price and Martin Gatt, and with František Herman at the Hudební Fakulta Akademie Múzických Umění in Prague. Between 2010-2011 she was Principal Bassoon of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Amy is a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.