Gina Gallacher

Gina Gallacher is a Scottish harpist based in London who has performed in many renowned venues including Glasgow City Halls and Royal Concert Hall, Usher Hall, Caird Hall and Auditorio de Música. As an avid orchestral musician, Gina has played under the baton of eminent conductors, including Sir Mark Elder, Lionel Friend, Martyn Brabbins and Paul Daniel. She has recently performed with The Reina Sofîa Inaugural Orchestra conducted by Péter Csaba. Gina is particularly fond of opera and her repertoire includes Britten’s Rape of Lucretia, Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Handel’s Giulio Cesare. In addition to her orchestral playing, Gina enjoys chamber music and explores harp and violin repertoire with her husband Daniel Joseph. A recent highlight includes performing Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro with members in Sinfonietta Riga. Gina has recently been selected as a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician of the Year, where she will be performing a concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Gina earned her Bachelor degree with Honours from the RCS as a student of Sharron Griffiths. She is currently completing her final year of her Master of Arts at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was offered a generous scholarship to study with Catherine White and chamber music with Skaila Kanga.