Winner of the prize for the most promising British entrant in the 2003 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, Matthew is violist of the Bridge Duo and the Debussy Ensemble. Recent recital and chamber music venues in the UK include the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. David’s Hall; with duo partner Michael Hampton he made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in March 2008. He was also a member of the Badke String Quartet when they won first prize and the audience prize at the 2007 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.

Matthew is professor of viola and chamber music at the Charterhouse International Music Festival, and was awarded the first ever Walton Fellowship from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2006. He has recorded four CDs: two Bridge Duo recordings of English