Caroline Waters (leader, Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra)

Caroline Waters was born in Jersey and began violin lessons at the age of seven. With the help of a musical benefactor, Caroline continued her studies from the age of 14 in Manchester at Chetham’s School of Music. Continuing at the Royal Northern College of Music, she studied with Richard Deakin, and throughout her time in Manchester enjoyed opportunities to lead orchestras and perform chamber music.

Caroline has lived in Bedfordshire since 1989 when she began playing with the Bedford Orchestras under the baton of Michael Rose. She divides her time between performance work and teaching violin and viola. Caroline is happiest playing music with others and spent 27 years enjoying playing string quartets with the Kaznowski String Quartet. She performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician, now leading The Element String Quartet, Trio and Duo.

Caroline leads the Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra and Bedford Sinfonia. She also enjoys working with a number of London-based orchestras including the King’s Chamber Orchestra, Adoramus, All Souls Langham Place and the Dove Orchestra, with whom she recently performed in Jerusalem. She has played on tours in Italy, Germany, France and the Channel Islands.

As well as enjoying a wide range of musical styles, Caroline has a love of improvisation in Christian worship. The Spanish violin she now plays was recently made for her by a talented violinist and luthier, Marc Paquin.