Concert Presenter

Polly presents children’s concerts in internationally renowned venues around the UK with leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists. 

Polly regularly performs with London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall where recent highlights include Zog and The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 

Her concert tours with Ensemble 360, promoted by Music in the Round, perform to around 12,000 people every year. Recent productions include Sir Scallywag and the Battle of Stinky Bottom, Stan and Mabel and Giddy Goat by the award-winning composer Paul Rissmann.

She has also performed with Royal Opera House, London Mozart Players, Southbank Sinfonia, Opera on Location, Britten Sinfonia and Opera North, as well as internationally renowned soloists Philippe Graffin, Michael Collins, Trevor Pinnock and live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and on Scala Radio. 

Polly often works closely with musicians and organisations to devise and produce concerts, including script-writing, creating content, leading musician and teacher training and pre-concert workshops. 

Polly is an expert at providing a personable link between the audience and musicians. Her concerts aim to break down real and perceived barriers between musicians and audiences by including informal and accessible introductions, informative musical extracts, as well as incorporating meaningful participation opportunities. Her concerts are highly engaging, audience-focussed and great fun.