Charlie Draper

Based near London, Charlie is one of few musicians worldwide to have devoted himself to these instruments. Since beginning to play the theremin in 2005, Charlie's performances have taken him to venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Oslo’s Opera House, New York’s Public Theatre, the Tate Britain, the British Library, Glastonbury Festival, the Wales Millennium Centre, the London ExCeL, and Cambridge’s West Road Concert Hall. He has performed many principal orchestral works for theremin and orchestra including Schillinger's "First Airphonic Suite" (UK premiere), Rózsa's "Spellbound Concerto", Herrmann's "Suite from the Day the Earth Stood Still" and Elfman's "Mars Attacks!". Since 2018, he has been developing a core repertoire for the theremin’s sister instrument, the ondes Martenot; this represents a natural transition from the theremin owing to its similar control mechanism and continuous pitch interface. His performances have been featured on BBC 1, BBC2, ITV, BBC Radio 3, Channel 4, and Classic FM.