BIOGRAPHY
Callum Anderson is a British harpsichordist and organist based in London. In 2020 he completed a Master's Degree in Historically Informed Performance at the Royal Academy of Music with a distinction, studying the harpsichord with Carole Cerasi and continuo with James Johnstone. He now enjoys a busy freelance musician career, performing regularly as a continuo player and keyboard soloist.
As a continuo player (harpsichord & chamber organ), he has taken part numerous projects around the UK with chamber and orchestral ensembles, such as the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Ensemble La Notte, Minerva Baroque, Eboracum Baroque, Bath Festival Orchestra, Leeds Baroque, London Mozart Players, Piccadilly Sinfionetta, Sinfonia Cymru and Manchester Collective. With the chamber ensemble Liturina, he took part in the final of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (2022) the Brighton Early Music Festival's (BREMF) Young Artist Scheme (2022/23). As a keyboard soloist, he has given organ recitals at venues such as the Grosvenor Chapel, Temple Church, Canterbury Cathedral, and harpsichord recitals at Handel and Hendrix in London and The Horiman Museum . In October 2023 he returned to Leeds to perform again with Leeds Baroque under the direction of Peter Holman as the organ soloist for Bigaglia's rarely performed 'Concerto for Organ and Violin.' He looks forward to taking part in the 2024/2025 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Experience Scheme as a continuo keyboardist.
Alongside his freelance career, Callum is the Assistant Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church, Putney. He was previously the organist of St. Peter’s Church, Acton (2020-2022), and has held organ scholarships at St. Mary Redcliffe (Bristol), St. Mary's Church (Battersea) and St. Marylebone Parish Church. He is also an active teacher in keyboard and music theory in schools and privately. When time permits, he enjoys composing music in a neo-baroque style for harpsichord and organ.