CLARE McFARLANE first came to public attention when she won the string section of the BBC ‘Young Musician of the Year’ competition which was to be the first of many appearances on TV and Radio.

Clare was chosen for representation by the Young Concert Artists Trust and has given numerous solo performances throughout the UK, Europe, China, India and North America. She performed all the Beethoven sonatas in a series of concerts on the South Bank and appeared at the Lincoln Centre, New York. She has appeared as soloist with many orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Orchestra of St. John's, Smith Square, London Festival Orchestra, the Hallé and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - these include performances at the Barbican and Royal Festival Hall.

For ten years Clare taught at Chethams School of Music and has given a number of important master-classes. She is frequently invited to adjudicate at various events including the BBC 'Young Musician of the Year' competition and at the Royal Academy of Music. She has been profiled in the 'Strad' and 'Classical Music' magazines, the former commenting that “she has the rare ability to compel attention and her lovely tone seems to come from the heart of the instrument.”

Clare's first love is chamber music. She has also appeared as a guest with groups such as the Sorrell String Quartet, the Pirasti Piano Trio, the Haffner Wind Ensemble, the Joachim Piano Trio and the Schubert Ensemble, with whom she recorded Korngold's Suite for CD.