Jenny Key

Somerset-born violist Jenny Key has studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, since September 2018. She previously studied under Jonathan Barritt at the Royal College of Music. As a solo and chamber musician, Jenny has performed in the Royal College’s ‘Rush Hour Concerts’, ‘Super String Sunday’ and ‘RCM Chamber Music at St Mary Abbots’. Her most ardent musical interest is in British Twentieth Century viola works and she has performed for such eminent violists as Ida Bryn, Ivo van der Werff and the RCM’s International Chair of Viola, Jennifer Stumm. Her recent orchestral work has seen her be conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Royal Festival Hall, and Bernard Haitink. She also frequently performs with the Royal College of Music’s Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as working in recording sessions with many emerging student composers. A keen mentor of young musicians, Jenny also works closely with the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, and the Royal College of Music’s outreach programme ‘Sparks’.