Matthew Millkey

Violon baroque

Matthew Millkey

British-American Baroque violinist, Matthew Millkey, is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

He has preformed with numerous Early Music ensembles around England, including the Academy of Ancient Music, the BBC Singers and Endelienta Baroque as a guest principal player. He has participated in multiple live radio broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, and has appeared in music festivals including the Boston Early Music Festival, the Oregon Bach Festival, and the Tilford Bach Festival. As a modern violinist, he has performed with orchestras including the Evansville Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, and Richmond Symphony.

Matthew Millkey is currently a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Music, where his research investigates violin technique in the period 1630-1700, with particular emphasis on the practice of holding the violin against the chest. He plays on a Baroque violin by Hugh Saville, kindly on loan to him from the Royal College of Music.