Eleanor Hodgkinson is a sought after soloist and chamber musician performing throughout the UK and Europe. Eleanor has performed at the Purcell Room, Symphony Hall, the Barbican and St. Johns, Smith Square and at venues in Europe and North America. Festival appearances include the London International Brass Festival, the Victor Hugo Festival, Guernsey and the Guildford, Lichfield and Bromsgrove Festivals. Some of her concerts have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Granada TV and Meridian TV.

Her versatility has led to many collaborations. These include premieres with the Orchestra of the Swan, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Nimbus Ensemble and Camera Obscura, a project with dancers of the Royal Ballet, and premieres and recordings of British music in the Vigani’s Cabinet project at Queens’ College, Cambridge from 2005-2007. As a writer she has devised a multi-arts project for 8 -12 year olds, “The Moon Ants Law”, which has been the recipient of a number of grants. She also belongs to several chamber groups, including the Nimbus Ensemble and Duo Volante.

Eleanor studied piano at the Royal Northern College of Music and then specialised in piano accompaniment supported by a scholarship from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. Subsequently, Eleanor was awarded a scholarship to study accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music, completing her studies in 1998. During this time she was awarded scholarships to attend the International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada, where she undertook a residency with her piano trio in 2001.

Eleanor is a Visiting Tutor in Piano at Royal Holloway, University of London, teaches piano and chamber music at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is an examiner and mentor for the Associated Board both in the UK and abroad.