Biography
About Serena
'Serena Leader was a prize winning, celebrated child violinist in Holland, The Netherlands, where she grew up. By the age of 14, she had performed as soloist with orchestra in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, performances on TROS and NOS television and radio.
Serena has been a regular solo recitalist at London venues including The Wigmore Hall, together with the eminent pianist Gordon Back, as well as appearing as concerto soloist with diverse orchestras including the Memorial Concert for the great violin Pedagogue, Sir Emmauel Hurwitz, at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
“Miss Leader’s fresh and radiant tone, rhythmic vitality and expressive focus characterised the whole recital, resilient silvery tone glowing at the highest.”
“Malcolm Miller, Musicologist and Critic, UK”
Serena is a passionate musician and loves to collaborate with musicians on new ventures. She has made guest appearances with the well-known Hungarian violinist, Roby Lakatos at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s Club.
She has also been a founder member and toured regularly with the multicultural World Music Band Berakah, supported for many years by the British Arts Council.
Serena is a passionate musician and loves to collaborate with musicians on new ventures. She has made guest appearances with the well-known Hungarian violinist, Roby Lakatos at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s Club.
She has also been a founder member and toured regularly with the multicultural World Music Band Berakah, supported for many years by the British Arts Council.
Serena has worked together with the music critic Barry Millington, presenting sonatas in his music appreciation series at Fellowship House in North London and more recently joined forces with oboist Barry Solomon, violist Donald Maclean and cellist Juliet Maclean to form the Gatti Quartet, having performed their debut concert in Italy in 2024.
As soloist with orchestra in London, Serena has recently performed the Mozart
Concertante for Violin and Viola with the Barnet Symphony Orchestra and
Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with both BSO and The
Elstree Mozart Players and the Bach Double Concerto with The Elstree Mozart
Players.
“Virtuoso violinist.” The Elstree Mozart Players, London UK
She is looking forward to including performances as soloist in the
Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No 3 and the Brahms Double Concerto in 2026.