Artists

Having studied with Jennifer Ward Clarke and Richard Campbell, baroque cellist and viol player Henrik Persson now enjoys a rich and varied freelance career, both as a continuo player and as a soloist. He is a principal player with the Oxford Bach Soloists, and a longstanding member of the Musical & Amicable Society, with whom he also appears as a soloist. He is also a regular with many of the UK's leading period instrument ensembles, including Florilegium. Henrik was first continuo player of the New London Consort and the Musicians of the Globe with whom he toured extensively around the world. Together with Caroline Ritchie, he is a co-founder of his own group, Newe Vialles, which operates both as a viol duo and a consort. Henrik is fortunate enough to perform on an original cello by Nicholas Chappuy 1770 and an original viola da gamba by Edward Lewis 1703.

What is your greatest fear?

To be eaten by a Great White shark. (My parents allowed me to watch Jaws when I was 11. They shouldn’t have done that.)

What is your superpower/superhero ability?

As a neurodiverse person, I find that this might be a subject for a whole other conversation! I suppose that the short answer is: some very strange ones, which are balanced by inability in other areas!