Carina Cosgrave

Historical Bass professor

Carina is an internationally sought after bass player specialising in informed performance
practices. An alumna of the Royal College of Music she studied both modern and baroque bass
there with Peter Buckoke, later moving to the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague to pursue
her growing passion for historical bass instruments and studying with Maggie Urquhart.

Performing on historical instruments and rediscovering the sounds of the past plays a significant
role in Carinas work. Since returning to London, Carina has performed as a freelancer combining
chamber music projects, recordings, orchestral playing and operatic and theatre performance. She
performs regularly as guest principal with many established early music ensembles, including The
English Concert, the Sixteen, Vox Luminis, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and her
playing can be heard on a range of award winning recordings, with groups such as Les Siécles, La
Nuova Musica, Florilegium, the Dunedin consort, Ensemble Marsyas and the Consone Quartet.

Teaching is central to Carina's practice and she is passionate about working with students at all
stages of their musical journey. Along side her class at the RCM Carina has adjudicated bass
competitions and recital exams, worked with the Benedetti foundation as a tutor on their baroque
sessions, coached chamber music groups, delivered workshops to conservatoire students as part
of the Academy of Ancient Music's education work and for many years has been involved with the
many faces of the OAEs education work.

Faculties / departments: Historical Performance