Renate Sokolovska is a highly sought-after London-based flautist with a wealth of diverse experience, ranging from Royal Festival Hall and Purcell Room solo recitals, to working with London Sinfonietta under George Benjamin, The Britten-Pears Orchestra under Marin Alsop and performing at Buckingham Palace under John Wilson alongside Maxim Vengerov for the Prince of Wales. Born in Siberia, Renate grew up in Latvia before moving to the UK to study at Purcell School with Anna Pope. She was subsequently awarded a scholarship by the Royal Academy of Music where she studied with William Bennett, Kate Hill, Karen Jones and baroque flute with Lisa Beznosiuk. Renate plays regularly as a soloist and chamber musician, including recent engagements at the Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, St James's Church Piccadilly, Cadogan Hall, West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge and Moscow’s Myaskovsky Hall. As a recent recipient of the Jellinek Award, she will perform Darrell Davison’s new flute concerto in early 2018. As co-founder of the St. James Quintet (prizes including Royal Overseas League, MMSF, Leverhulme Fellows, Park Lane Group and Concordia) Renate performed for The Queen, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Charles Mackerras and Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Most recently she co-founded the Flute and Harp ensemble Solovey Duo (performance highlights including Proms on the Roof and several collaborations with The Royal Academy of Arts). As well as performances with London Sinfonietta and The Britten-Pears Orchestra, Renate has played under Bernard Haitink and alongside musicians of The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. As a freelance orchestral player, Renate has performed with The London Contemporary Orchestra, Bath Philharmonia Orchestra, Mahler International Orchestra and London International Chamber Orchestra among others. She has taken part in side-by-side schemes with The London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and was invited to join the Orchestra of Age of Enlightenment Experience Scheme. Currently studying for a Masters in Performance at The Royal College of Music, Renate is generously supported by Lark Insurance Company, The Tillett Trust, The Drake Calleja Trust, Talent Unlimited and The Clemence Charitable Trust.