Jonathan Acton – Orchestra Leader

Born into a musical family in Liverpool in 1969, Jonathan studied piano and violin from a young age, and later, after a move to Hertfordshire, studied violin and viola with Trevor Williams and Gillian Findlay at London's Trinity College of Music, graduating in 1995.
Now Suffolk based, Jonathan has performed with Chamber Orchestra Anglia, Chameleon Arts Orchestra, Cyprus Sinfonia, London Orchestra da Camera, New English Concert Orchestra and Prometheus Orchestra. In the process he has toured to Gibraltar, St. Petersburg, Scandinavia, Germany, Italy and the Canaries.
Jonathan served as Head of Strings for Enfield Music Service until 2016. He has taught at St. Albans School, Beechwood Park School, and currently with St. Joseph's in the Park, Hertingfordbury.