Christine Draycott at Bognor Regis Music Club

Christine was born and educated in Bremen, Northern Germany. She began her musical schooling aged seven, playing the recorder before starting to play the cello aged nine. In her early teens she became a member of the local youth orchestra, a little later the orchestra of the music academy in Bremen and an ensemble for ancient music. Aged 16 she began her full time music studies at the Folkwang School for music and dance in Essen and continued studies at the music academy in Stuttgart.

After completing her studies she joined the symphony orchestra in Reutlingen near Stuttgart and in January 1992 joined the Bournemouth Symphony orchestra, where she played for nine years. She has just spent a period living and working in Norway and has performed in a variety of venues.