BRYONY GIBSON-CORNISH, Viola
New Zealand born Bryony Gibson-Cornish is an adventurous and warm-hearted violist whose love for music is evident both on and off the stage. Various accolades include being awarded the Tagore Gold Medal upon graduating from the Royal College of Music and studying at The Juilliard School as a Fulbright Scholar.
She is the violist of the Marmen Quartet, winners of the Banff and Bordeaux International String Quartet Competitions. They regularly tour throughout Europe and were the Peak Fellowship Ensemble in Residence at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas from 2021-23.
Bryony has been teaching chamber music and assisting her former professor, Andriy Viytovych, at the Royal College of Music since 2017 and officially joined the distinguished String Faculty from 2022 as a Viola Professor.
She is grateful for numerous grants and scholarships, including the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Pettman Foundation and the Kathleen Trust.
With assistance from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, Bryony plays on modern bows made by Lauri Tanner. Bryony is a Stradivari Trust Artist, and with their support, plays on a 1610 Brothers Amati Viola, an instrument that was formerly played in the Lindsay and Allegri Quartets.