Kim Becker

Kim Becker is a Manchester based violist who recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music. She was awarded the viola seat on the Halle Strings Leadership Scheme for 2019/20 and enjoys a busy schedule of both chamber music and orchestral work in various ensembles. Kim is a very keen chamber musician and has played with the Kirkman Quartet since 2016. They have received various awards and accolades including being this year’s fellowship quartet at St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square. The quartet has appeared in a number of festivals including the Wye Valley chamber music festival and the HARMOS festival in Portugal. Kim also has a keen interest in contemporary music and has premiered Ed Nesbitt’s ‘Partita’ for string quintet and trumpet, and Kareem Roustom’s triple quartet ‘a voice exclaiming’. She has also appeared with Psappha ensemble. Kim frequently appears with the Manchester Camerata, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and has toured to Romania and Abu Dhabi with Sinfonia Cymru. In 2013 she was given the opportunity to play with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in their recording of the BBC 10 Pieces. Kim has taken part in numerous festivals including the Pacific Music Festival in Japan.Kim’s forthcoming engagements include a performance of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the Orchestra of Square Chapel, and performances of Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet and Mendelssohn’s Octet with the Kirkman Quartet. Since September 2020, she is Junior Fellow in Viola at the RNCM.