About Lisa

Scottish freelance violinist based in Glasgow.

Violinist

Glasgow

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Lisa Robertson is a violinist and composer from the West Highlands of Scotland. She gained a Masters in violin from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and studied with Maya Iwabuchi, Andrea Gajic and William Chandler among others. She has performed regularly with ensembles such as Scottish Opera, Pro Youth Philharmonia, Kellie Consort and the Nevis Ensemble. She regularly plays at weddings, for instance as part of Cairn String Quartet and Wedding Strings Con Amore. She was accepted onto the Live Music Now scheme in 2019 as part of a soprano/violin duo. She also performs her own compositions, including at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and on BBC Radio 3. As a composer, she recently completed a PhD in composition at the RCS, focusing on relationships between humans and the natural environment, and her pieces have been performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Sixteen, Red Note Ensemble, Psappha and the Hebrides Ensemble among others. She has participated in masterclasses with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Brian Ferneyhough and Sir James MacMillan.

Lisa

5 out of 5

4 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Lisa's Reviews

5 out of 5

Lisa was fantastic professional. She slipped into the venue and got set up and began playing no fuss. The music was beautiful and well received by guests

5 out of 5

Lisa was lovely, communication was excellent. Would highly recommend Lisa.

5 out of 5

Lisa was amazing on special day. She showed up well in advance and played beautifully; the day wouldn’t have been the same without her.

5 out of 5

Very personal connection, perfect for our micro wedding

Robertson’s work came very close to winning – and you could see why: the work was marked with the chromatic and discordant, with the whispered words softly sung. It too conjured up images of the precariousness of peace in a powerful way. Though for the first, this will certainly not be the last time that we will be hearing either of these pieces. Both choir and composers received genuine and extended applause.

Robertson's piece...employed advanced techniques for all three instruments, atmospheric and very suggestive of its subject.

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5 gigs

Experienced: 5 bookings through Encore

8th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years

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Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Folk, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Traditional church music, Experimental, Easy listening, Avant garde, Light music, Covers, Scottish music, Musical theatre, Opera, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music

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Instruments:

Violin, Composer

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, Virtual event

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Other skills:

Arranger, Orchestrator, Composer, Songwriter, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching, Musicologist

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