Eleanor Hudson, ARCM(Perfs) :: Harps
Eleanor Hudson was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. At the age of six she decided to play the harp after seeing Harpo Marx in full flight on television, but it was as a pianist that Eleanor entered the Chetham's School of Music at the age of thirteen. She studied the harp there until she gained a place at the Royal Northern College of Music in 1980, where she was awarded the Guinness Scholarship for Harp and a degree in music. She went on to study at the Royal College of Music and gained a Diploma in Harp Performance.Her freelance professional career has led her to play with most orchestras in Britain including "Proms" at the Royal Albert Hall in London and a concerto with Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 1990. TV and Radio work includes playing with Ronnie Hazlelhurst's Orchestra, solo work on ITV's programme 'Celebration', a live broadcast of flute and harp light music for Radio Two as well as many recordings of programme theme tunes and adverts for television. As with solo recitals, Eleanor's hotel and function engagements have taken her to Europe as well as Britain.