SOUMEN BASAK

I began violin lessons as a 7 year old - instantly becoming infatuated with the instrument. I started playing about on the piano in the house. Later I also had some lessons on the piano as a child and an adult. This has given me an insight into learning an instrument as a child and how this differs to learning as an adult... I have decades of experience playing in county orchestras, currently playing with the wonderful Sussex Symphony Orchestra. I gained Grade 8 piano 2010 and Violin Grade 8 (with Merit) 2012. I continue to explore musical opportunities - in Summer 2018 I played violin in an outdoor production of A Midsummer Nights Dream at Stanmer Park, Brighton. I've been teaching music for around 5 years.