Biographies » Ben Hancox

Ben Hancox has played the violin since the age of four. He studied with Serguei Fatkouline in Madrid and Bonn and with Felix Andrievsky, at the Royal College of Music.

At the RCM Ben won both the major violin prizes. He left with a first class honours degree and was awarded a distinction in his postgraduate diploma in performance. During his undergraduate studies, Ben received the prestigious Emily English Scholarship, from the Musician's Benevolent Fund. He was then awarded the Associated Board scholarship for his postgraduate studies.

Ben is first violinist and founder member of the Sacconi Quartet, and with them has toured Britain and abroad. They have won numerous international awards, and are constantly in demand on the chamber music circuit. As a chamber musician and soloist, he has collaborated with many renowned artists and orchestras.