Rebecca Carrington

Rebecca Carrington ( born January 17, 1971 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a British music comedienne and daughter of Simon Carrington, the member of the King's Singers 1965-1993 was. In her shows she performs with her ​​cello "Joe".

Life

Training

With four years Rebecca Carrington began playing the piano at the age of six, she moved at the request of her grandmother, who also gave her the instrument, the cello. Rebecca Carrington studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and later made her Master of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

She speaks English and German, French and Italian.

Musical career

Carington played with various orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Career as a comedian

Your first appearances they had in the United States. A large production called Me And My Cello, 2009, she is with her colleague Colin Brown under the title " Carington - Brown" on tour in Germany and Europe.

Awards

• Winner of Swords Small Art Prize (2009) for their program " Me And My Cello"
• Prix ​​Pantheon (2007)
• Arosa Snow Star (December 2006), Audience Award at the Arosa Humour Festival