Christine Anderson grew up in Glasgow, where she studied at both the junior and senior departments of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, before completing her Masters at the Royal College of Music with Simon Rowland Jones.

Early in 2023, Christine joined the London Mozart Players,  after several years in the viola section of the Hallé. She also enjoys a busy freelance career,playing and touring regularly with many of the UK’s orchestras. Christine often performs with ground-breaking chamber collectives, such as Manchester Collective, the United Strings of Europe, and Her Ensemble. Highlights have included performing Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring from memory with the Aurora Orchestra at the BBC Proms, and a recent tour of North America with Abel Selaocoe. Christine enjoys exploring new ways of making music and challenging traditions, and is passionate about the importance of the classical music world being a place where everybody can feel included and represented.

Christine plays on a beautiful English viola, made by David Milward in 2011.