Patrick Savage is currently principal first violin in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.

During this time in Australia, and under the tutelage of Donald Scotts at the Victorian College of the Arts, he was the recipient of many awards including a scholarship to the Tanglewood Music Center, Massachusetts, in 1993. He was nominated several times for the Channel 10 Television National Young Achiever Awards for his musical accomplishments and charity work. An Australian violin, by Graham Caldersmith, was awarded to him as first prize in a national competition and one of his bows was first prize in another.

In 1994 Patrick received a fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, which enabled him to study with Dr Andrievsky at the Royal College of Music.

He graduated from the RCM with first class honours and many accolades including the inaugural Yehudi Menuhin Award and prizes from the Countess of Munster, Emily English, Martin and Ian Fleming Trusts. As a chamber musician he was a Leverhulme Fellow at the Royal Academy of music as leader of the Archinto String Quartet.

Patrick now lives in London. He has appeared as soloist with many orchestras in the UK including the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Young Musicians' Symphony Orchestra, the RCM Symphony, the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, the English Soloists Ensemble and the London Baroque Ensemble.

He has also appeared in the Wigmore Hall as finalist in the 1999 Young Concert Artist Trust auditions and his playing has featured on BBC Radio 2 and 3. His recitals have featured a wide and varied repertoire, frequently unaccompanied, and have included programs of the first 12 Paganini Caprices.

He was formerly leader of the Tippett String Quartet, an ensemble acclaimed by the Daily Telegraph as 'promising to make a significant contribution to the realms of chamber music'. The Tippett Quartet especially championed contemporary composers, undertaking many world premieres and appeared regularly at major venues in London and around the UK.

Patrick is also an experienced orchestral leader and principal, having lead orchestras and ensembles in concerts and recording sessions around the UK and Australia.

You can e-mail him at:

patrick@patricksavage.com