Ms Catherine Leonard
Nationality: Ireland
Year: 1998
Subject Area: Arts and Humanities
Website: Visit (opens in a new window)I was very fortunate to receive a scholarship from the Wingate Foundation at a time when I was at a turning point in my studies abroad. I went on to complete my education in America and continue in Holland with Herman Krebbers.
I am currently doing exactly what I always wanted and no doubt the scholarship from Wingate enabled me to achieve my goals.
I play in concerts, particularly recitals and chamber music, with wonderful colleagues, and I travel the world doing it. I feel very fortunate to be carving out a musical career my way and making a living doing so.
I am the violinist of a 'moveable' ensemble called Camerata Pacifica. We play everything from solo works to octets in a regular concert series in California. Our first tour in the Spring '08, took us to the Wigmore Hall and the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
I am based between London, Santa Barbara and Dublin!