Ishani Bhoola
violin
Ishani Bhoola was born in London and began studying the violin at the age of seven with Leonard Hirsch. In 1981, at the age of 14, she won a Music Scholarship to the Purcell School of Music. At the age of only 16, Ms. Bhoola was awarded the Associate of the Royal College of Music with honors (ARCM).
As soloist and performer, Ms. Bhoola has been invited to participate in numerous master classes, including those of Nathan Milstein, Ruggeiro Ricci, Manoug Parikian and Igor Ozim. In 1991, she won First Prize in the prestigious Sascha Lasserson Memorial Competition, and gave her debut solo recital in the Purcell Room at London’s South Bank to critical acclaim.
Ms. Bhoola has been a member of the First Violin Section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and has also been a member of The English Chamber Orchestra. She has also had an extensive career as a freelance Violinist, working most notably with The Academy of St Martins in the Fields, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the City of London Sinfonia.
More recently, Ms. Bhoola has established a name for herself in Chicago where she has devoted more time to Chamber Music, most notably with the Montag Ensemble. She most recently won a First Violin position with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. Ms Bhoola joined LACO in 2001-2002 season in the second violin section.
