Margaret Urquhart

Margaret Urquhart studied double bass and violone with Anthony Woodrow and viola da gamba with Anneke Pols at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. After completing her studies she became a member of many notable baroque ensembles including La Petite Bande, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, the Leonhardt Consort and Collegium Vocale Gent. She is a member of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and is active as a chamber music performer taking part in many radio, tv and CD recordings.

She teaches baroque double bass/violone at The Hague Conservatory and at the Amsterdam Conservatory. She also teaches at the University of Salamanca and coaches at the European Baroque Orchestra training courses.
She performs on the 16 foot double bass/violone, the Viennese double bass and also the eight foot violone in various tunings.