16 Facts About Jennifer Pike

Jennifer Elizabeth Pike was born on 9 November 1989 and is a British violinist.

Jennifer Pike soon made her concerto debut, playing Haydn's Violin Concerto in G with her school orchestra.

In 2002 Jennifer Pike became the thirteenth person to win the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award, following her performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Jennifer Pike graduated with First Class Honours in Music from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 2012, where she is the Artist-In-Residence.

Jennifer Pike was a member of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme from 2008 to 2010.

On 4 August 2014, Jennifer Pike performed Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending at the service of commemoration for the 100th anniversary of World War I at Westminster Abbey.

In 2015 and 16, Jennifer Pike toured Mexico with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performing with the Oslo Philharmonic as part of the Sibelius festival 150th year celebrations and performing as a director and soloist with the BBC Philharmonic.

Jennifer Pike took part in a broadcast performance of Schindler's List as part of BBC Two's Holocaust Memorial Day tribute, as well as a live broadcast on Classic FM for the Queen's 90th Birthday celebration concert.

Jennifer Pike was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to classical music.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of BBC Young Musician, Jennifer Pike performed the world premiere performance of David Bruce's 'Sidechaining' as part of a BBC commission for four soloists and orchestra at the 2018 Proms.

Jennifer Pike was joined by fellow BBC Young Musician winners Nicholas Daniel, Michael Collins and Ben Goldscheider, performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra under Andrew Gourlay.

In 2020 Jennifer Pike performed the world premiere of a piece by composer Dani Howard called 'Dualism' for violin and piano.

Jennifer Pike works with multiple charities across the UK, and is an acting ambassador for The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts, The Prince's Trust, London Music Masters, City Music Foundation and The Wellspring in her home town of Stockport.

Jennifer Pike spoke out in support for the performing arts following the Covid-19 pandemic, including a performance on the steps of Manchester Central Library with Vanessa Redgrave to bring media attention to the plight of struggling artists.

Jennifer Pike's discography includes recordings with Chandos, Sony and ABC Classics.

Jennifer Pike has recorded with the Bergen Symphony and Sir Andrew Davis, the BBC Philharmonic and Rumon Gamba, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony and Edward Gardner.