Annie Gard

After achieving a Bachelor of Music Performance with first class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Annie knew that she had to explore broader horizons and auditioned for The Juilliard School. Two years later she found herself standing in the Lincoln Center with a Masters degree in one hand and a ticket to Europe in the other. The summer that followed found Annie performing in Leipzig’s Gewandhaus under the baton of Masaaki Suzuki, at William Christie’s Dans les Jardins, Pinchgut Opera’s production of Athalia, and Teatro Nuovo, a festival in New York working to rediscover classic Italian opera in line with current research in performing practice.

Currently residing in Germany and delighting in its rich musical fabric, Annie is a member of The English Concert and performs, records and tours regularly with, Boston Early Music Festival, Australian Haydn Ensemble and Pinchgut Opera as well as being a founding member of two chamber music ensembles: False Consonance and Geigenconsort Bremen.