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Hannah Woolmer
Hannah Woolmer is a British violinist. She is well known as a chamber musician, concerto soloist and most recently for her concerts via streaming media. She has released an EP and Album.

Early Life and Education
Woolmer was born and raised in Thurrock a small borough situated in Essex. Woolmer began her instrumental training on piano and switched to violin later in her childhood. She attended Trinity College of Music and London College of Music as a bursary pupil.

Career
Woolmer’s first professional performance as a soloist was in 2011 with The Cambridge Philharmonic orchestra, Cambridge University. She made her first appearance at St. Brides Church, London Chamber recitals in the same year. Over the course of her career she has performed at The Wales Millennium Centre, Bristol Cathedral, The O2, The Foundling Museum, Southwark Cathedral and Ely Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral and Broomhill Music Festival In 2011 she released an EP of ‘The Lark Ascending’ by Ralph Vaughan William.

In 2013 Woolmer set about creating her own orchestra. The Woolmer Philharmonic comprises of high calibre professional musicians from around the globe and gave their inaugural concert on 20th February 2014, featuring Woolmer performing two concerti. Since this time Woolmer has been awarded Arts Council, Heritage Lottery and Big Lottery support for her work with the orchestra.

In 2016 Woolmer produced a documentary about the musical heritage of small communities. The project was supported by Heritage Lottery Woolmer has been an exponent of modern composers and lesser known composers such as, ‘ Nimrod Borenstein, Ian Deterling and Delius. In 2014 she premiered ‘Duet in F minor for Bass Trombone and Violin’ by Ian Deterling.

Collaborations and Commissions
Woolmer is well known for her chamber duet with concert pianist Daniel Roberts (2012-2015). Their most notable output during this period included curating the recital series at Anteros Arts, Norwich, their Street Piano Campaign (2015) which began in Sheffield City. In 2015 Woolmer and Roberts collaborated on the album L’esprit Boheme, featuring Brahms Sonata no. 3 and Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano.

In 2016 Woolmer was commissioned by The Royal Opera House to develop an educational programme in partnership with them. The programme created was aimed at bringing high quality culture to primary school children of various backgrounds.

Charitable Work
Woolmer has founded two non-profit organisations which support classical music activities. Her original non-profit, The Woolmer Music Group aims to promote classical music and raise awareness. The organisation runs various projects, from grassroots education and workshops through to funding and support for higher education students. The Woolmer Philharmonic Orchestra was founded by Woolmer in 2013 it’s aims are to bring classical music to new audiences and areas with little access to culture, to support young soloists and conductors and to address orchestral musicians pay. The Thurrock Instrument Amnesty was started in 2015 in Woolmer’s name. The amnesty collects unwanted instruments and redistributes them to children in the area of Thurrock. Woolmer performed and online charity concert in 2017, donating all profit to the repair of these instruments.

Online Performances
Since 2016 Woolmer has dedicated her time to exploring new concert mediums. She is known in recent times for her appearances on Periscope and her online concerts. Woolmer is dedicated to encouraging a wider audience to engage with classical music and uses online streaming as a way to achieve this.

Controversy
In 2015 Woolmer entered into a politically charged twitter argument involving Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa. Woolmer defended Lisitsa’s right to oppose the Ukrainian Government. Woolmer was targeted by Ukrainian activists via social media and was subsequently invited to debate the issue on BBC Worldwide.

Hannah was stalked and harassed in 2016, which included her pet ducks being stabbed and voodoo symbols being left outside her house. This resulted in Woolmer seeking a restraining order.