Marshall Read

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Marshall began learning piano at the age of 7 and the violin at 8. He quickly took to the violin and was offered a specialist music scholarship to Churchlands Senior High School. During this time Marshall was part of the West Australian Youth Orchestra, WA Youth Chamber Music Program, awarded his Associate Diploma of Music from the AMEB and was concertmaster and soloist in the 2015 Churchlands European Music Tour. By the end of 2015 Marshall was awarded several prizes including top instrumental student & music dux. 

Following high school Marshall began studying a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the tutelage of Alice Waten. As a student at the Conservatorium he was awarded the Kathleen & Alison Short Scholarship for three consecutive years, and had the opportunity to perform throughout Australia and attend the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in 2019, studying with Barnabas Kelemann. Since graduating from the Conservatorium Marshall was awarded first prize at the Fremantle Concerto Competition, played in many public solo recitals, and was granted scholarships from the Cybec Foundation and the Eleanor Sophia Wood Travel Scholarship to pursue further study overseas.  

Along with his studies Marshall is a casual violinist with the Aarhus, Göteborg & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestras. 

Marshall has played in solo masterclasses with Alexandre da Costa, Anke Schittenhelm, Grigory Kalinovsky, Milan Vitek & Natalia Lomeiko. Marshall has chamber music coachings with Fredrik Sjölin, the cellist of the Danish String Quartet.