Known for playing and conducting baroque and classical music on original instruments.
He studied at undefined. Former member of The London Symphony Orchestra (1969-1972). Founder member and first violinist of The English Concert from 1972 to 1991, sub-leader of the English Chamber Orchestra from 1974 to 1978, leader of the City Of London Sinfonia from 1980 to 1989, and co-founder of [a=The Salomon Quartet] in 1981. He played regularly with The Academy Of Ancient Music (of which he was Associate Director from 1991 to 1995) throughout the 1980s. In 1990, he founded the group [a=Collegium Musicum 90] with Richard Hickox.
He has also made regular collaboration with Collegium Musicum Telemann in Osaka and [a=Haydn Sinfonietta Wien]. He plays in period-instrument chamber group [a=The Music Collection] with Susan Alexander-Max (fortepiano) and [a=Jennifer Ward Clarke] (cello).
Professor of Baroque Violin at the undefined since 1983.