Hannah Shilvock
Hannah is a clarinet and bass clarinet specialist, and woodwind doubler based in London. She has just completed a Masters in Bass Clarinet Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with distinction, where she was a scholar for the two years. In 2019, Hannah was a finalist in the first ever Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest, and has been named one of their ‘artists of the next generation’. More recently in 2020, Hannah was a semi-finalist in the Trinity Laban Soloists competition with Michele Mangani’s Bass Clarinet concerto.
Hannah is currently a member of ‘New Woods Collective’, a trio of bass clarinet, flute and piano specialising in contemporary repertoire; and a member of Hacha Duo (bass clarinet and cor anglais).
‘Life as a Musician in 2020’
Life as a Musician 2020 is a series of interviews with our RATstands Artists on the challenges that they have faced this year due to the pandemic. They talk about their struggles and how they have had to adapted to post-pandemic life. They also talk about the positives that have come from this year and what their goals are for 2021.
Hannah received a First Class Honours Bachelor of Music from the University Of Southampton in 2018, being awarded the Peter Evans Prize for performance excellence. At the University Of Southampton Hannah studied bass clarinet with Helen Paskins.
In 2018, Hannah won the John Ireland prize for her performance of his Fantasy Sonata for clarinet and piano. Hannah has lots of experience playing bass clarinet, clarinet and Eb clarinet with many orchestras across London and the South of England. Hannah was a Leverhulme Scholar with the National Youth Wind Orchestra of GB in 2017. Hannah was chosen to play with the European Union Chamber Orchestra in 2018 when they performed a concert at Turner Sims, Southampton. Hannah also played bass clarinet in the ‘Progression Ensemble’ for the only UK date in Grammy Award winning pianist Bill Laurances’ 2018 tour. Hannah more recently performed at the 2019 European Clarinet Festival held in Camerino, Italy.
“Finally having a stand which holds my iPad Pro so sturdily is fantastic. I also love the fact it is magnetic so I won’t lose or drop my Apple pencil”
-Hannah Shilvock