“An artist whose technique and musicality are paired with a broader artistic imagination” (Gramophone Magazine, 2025), Charlotte Spruit is a soloist and chamber musician, acclaimed for her passionate and energetic playing.
In 2022, Charlotte won first prize, the audience prize, and the Genuin Classics Prize at the Leipzig International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. She won the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) International Auditions at Wigmore Hall in 2023 and was named a Classic FM Rising Star in 2024. Most recently, in 2025, she was named a “One to Watch” by Gramophone following the release of her debut album *Le Mercure Galant* on Linn Records, which she recorded with Jonathan Manson and Sergio Bucheli.
In the 2025–26 season, Charlotte will make her recital debut at the prestigious Boulez Saal in Berlin and return to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with her duet partner Angus Webster. She will also make her debut with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
Charlotte is a passionate chamber musician and has performed with renowned musicians such as Gidon Kremer, Rachel Podger, Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power, Alina Ibragimova, and Jean-Guihen Queyras. Charlotte regularly performs at chamber music festivals throughout Europe, including the Kronberg Academy’s Chamber Music Connects the World festival, Heidelberger Frühling, and the West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival, where she is a frequent guest and performs with artists such as Nicolas Altstaedt, Vilde Frang, and Lawrence Power.
During the 2024–25 season, Charlotte gave recitals at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Wigmore Hall, and performed Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Jean-Guihen Queyras, Kristian Bezuidenhout, and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century during the Cello Biennale. Other recent solo performances have included concerts with the Residentie Orkest, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Ecurie, the Pauliner Barockensemble, and Ensemble Esperanza.
In addition, Charlotte enjoys exploring innovative ways to bring music to audiences, such as by bringing together different art forms. She has collaborated with artist Jérémie Queyras, creating performances that combine painting and music. Together, they won first prize at the Goodmesh Competition in 2022.
Charlotte began her violin studies with Coosje Wijzenbeek and studied at the Guildhall School of Music with David Takeno, followed by the Royal Academy of Music, where she was taught by Ying Xue. Charlotte recently completed her master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music under Rachel Podger and Pavlo Beznosiuk, supported by a Bicentenary Scholarship and an ABRSM Scholarship, and received the HRH Duchess of Gloucester Prize upon graduation. Charlotte is currently studying with Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy.
Charlotte plays an 18th-century anonymous Italian violin, on loan from the Musical Instrument Fund.
