Annie Gard

was born in Australia, where she completed her Bachelor's degree first class honours at the Sydney Conservatory of Music. Two years later she received her Master's degree from The Juilliard School in New York. Various invitations took her to Europe, where she played under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. This was followed by engagements with The English Concert and with Boston Early Music Festival, as well as with Pinchgut Opera in Sydney. She has performed at festivals including William Christie's Festival Dans Les Jardins in France and the Festival Teatro Nuovo in New York. Annie currently lives and works in Germany.