Artists

Jacob Garside is a freelance cellist and viola da gamba player based in London. He studied baroque cello and viol with Jonathan Manson at RAM and studied viol with Richard Boothby and Reiko Ichise at RCM supported by the Enlightenment and Hill Scholarships, respectively. He is currently studying viola da gamba with Robert Smith on the Konzertexamen course at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Köln. He has played orchestrally for St James Baroque, La Nuova Musica, Academy of Ancient Music, Instruments of Time and Truth, Oxford Bach Soloists, Gabrieli Consort, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Det Norske Blåseensemble. A keen chamber musician, he has played for Rachel Podger’s Brecon Baroque, Spiritato, Opera Settecento Endelienta Baroque and the viol consorts Fretwork, Newe Vialles and London Viols. In 2020, Jacob was a founding member of The Hampstead Collective, where their monthly concert series is in its fourth year.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A summery pint in a beer garden by a river!

What is your superpower / superhero ability?

I’d love to have Bernard’s Watch. Emergency practice sessions and midday naps would be high on the Bernard’s Watch use list!

What non-musical hobbies or interests do you have?

I’ve recently been doing a load of gardening to make it nice for the summer. We dug a pond and have set up a nice little corner - which gets the sun in the afternoon - with a bench and some sun loungers. The next step is to plant loads of lavender and maybe some cucumbers and courgettes, too!