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Sioned Williams, harp
Since 1990 Sioned Williams has combined her position as Principal Harpist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra with recitals, broadcasting, recording, researching and teaching. Highly praised for her innovative solo recitals worldwide, Sioned constantly expands her repertoire by researching and editing inaccessible music, and premiering new works.
Sioned's concerto performances include all the major compositions as well as many rarer works including Amir Tafreshipour's 'A Persian Reflection', commissioned by the BBCSO in 2006. Renowned for working with the most prestigious British choirs, in December 2007 she toured The Netherlands with The Sixteen in performances of Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols', which she also performs with Tenebrae, King's College, Cambridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Cathedral, Winchester Quiristers, Cantamus and others.
In duo recitals, she has partnered William Bennett, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill, Steven Isserlis, Neil Mackie, Lisa Milne, Aurele Nicolet, Mark Padmore, Andrew Watts and Roderick Williams. Many of Sioned's commercial recordings on major labels have won international awards and apart from solo works, she has partnered James Galway, Lisa Milne, A. Rolfe-Johnson, Frederica von Stade, The BBC Singers, The BBCSO Chorus, The Holst Singers, The Sixteen, Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir, and Winchester Quiristers on disc.
Sioned frequently edits, writes articles and reviews, appears on directorate boards, panels and juries such as the BBC 'Young Musician of The Year', and is president of the UK Harp Association. Sioned has four fellowships for her 'unique contribution to music in Britain.
Sioned started teaching the harp whilst a 6th form pupil in Wales, and continued to have many private pupils throughout her time as a student in Cardiff. When Sioned became a postgraduate student at the RAM, she taught at the Junior Department of the RCM with Daphne Boden, and later at the RAM and the GSMD briefly. Sioned created the first ever integrated harp department in Britain for Trinity College of Music and remained as Head of Department at TCM for many years, and is now Senior Fellow in Harp Studies. Sioned gives masterclasses, and is involved in courses and specialist individual teaching in many places throughout the world.
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