Christopher Murray

Drawing recognition as cellist of the Heath Quartet, prizes include the 2016 GRAMOPHONE Chamber Award, the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award, and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Special Ensemble Scholarship.

Recent appearances include the Wiener Musikverein, Concertgebouw, Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie, Carnegie and Wigmore Halls.

Highlights include performing with Piers Lane in Brett Dean's Wigmore Hall Celebration, collaborations with Sally Beamish at Aldeburgh Festival and with Hannes Minnaar and Magnus Johnston at Peasmarsh Festival, as well as performances with Wigmore Soloists.

Bartok: String Quartets HMM907661/2
Limelight Magazine Recording of the Year & Chamber Recording of the Year 2017
Shortlisted for Gramophone Chamber Award 2018

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1&3 HMU 907665/2
BBC Radio 3 Disk of the Week
The Sunday Times Disk of the Week

Tippett: String Quartets WHLIVE0080/2
Gramophone Award Winner 2016

Berg: String Quartet - Webern: Langsamer Satz -
Schoenberg: String Quartet No.2 SIGCD712
BBC Radio 3 Disk of the Week
Presto Music Recording of the Week

Bracing Change 2 - Grime: String Quartet No.2 NMCD242
Gramophone Editor's Choice

Christopher can also be heard on Sheku Kanneh-Mason's 2019 Elgar album CD4850241.

Christopher is in demand as a teacher and is a member of Strings Faculty at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has taught at the International Cello Gathering and also gives private and online lessons: get in touch for more information.

    Email:  murray.vcl@gmail.com