Emil Huckle-Kleve is about to embark on a
Masters degree at the Barratt Due Institute of Music
in Oslo, having just
completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Royal Academy
of Music, London.
His endeavours at RAM led to winning the solo Bach
prize, reaching the final of their annual concerto
competition.
Emil started playing the violin aged 4 and was taught
by his father, Roger Huckle (founder and director of
the Bristol Ensemble). He grew up in Bristol
and throughout his development has given many
recitals, chamber concerts and solo performances. As a
young boy he entertained a number of local old people’s homes and
social clubs. Solo appearances included unaccompanied
recitals in festivals and several concertos with both
semi-professional and professional orchestras. His
early achievements include winning the Bristol Rotary
Young Musician of the Year in 2005, Bath Young
Musician of the Year and semi-finalist of the strings
in the BBC Young Musician of the Year. He also
took part in the BBC competition Classical Star where
he reached the last eighteen instrumentalists.
Emil now appears regularly
as soloist with the Bristol Ensemble, Stroud Symphony
Orchestra, Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra and Capriol
Chamber Orchestra, performing a vast repertoire of
concertos and other works. He has also performed the
complete Bach solo sonatas and partitas in the Frome
Festival. He has strong interests in chamber music
being a founding member of the Chokara Piano Trio and
Duo Caprice formed at RAM.