Ruth Holden

The Harpist for Cambridge and Hertfordshire


About Ruth Holden - Live Harpist

Ruth HoldenFor 25 years, Ruth Holden was the harpist on the brilliant original award winning musical of "The Phantom of the Opera".

Having trained at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Ruth finished her training in Switzerland having won a Countess of Munster award.

Ruth then worked for many orchestras and ensembles such as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Halle Orchestra and spent 10 years working for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the English Touring Opera.

She still regularly appears with many top class orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra in concert halls both in the UK and abroad.

Ruth is also frequently in demand to perform as a soloist and in smaller chamber music groups including a duo and trio.

She has a wide experience of playing for weddings and functions for which she has built up an impressive variety of repertoire which she has arranged to be perfectly tailored to each event.

Contact her here to discuss your needs to taylor a programme especially for your event.