Kate Hearne

Irish virtuoso recorder player and Baroque cellist, Kate Hearne, is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Stockholm’s Royal College of Music. Equally at home on both instruments, she tours extensively as a soloist and chamber musician with an array of different ensembles, performing everything from Baroque to contemporary music. Her versatility as a performer and love of storytelling through music has led to her inclusion in many theatre and opera productions over the years, from stage work at Drottningholm Theatre to choreographed productions for children and babies. She is especially interested in new meetings and collaborations with other musicians and artists, and the resulting fusion of different genres.

She has given masterclasses and coached the Baroque orchestra at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and teaches at several summer courses throughout Europe. She lives with her family in Sweden’s Northernmost town, Kiruna, 200km above the Arctic Circle.