Kate Ham is a versatile harpist, performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player across the UK and abroad. She appears regularly with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Trondheim and Ulster Symphony Orchestras.
As a founding member of the Austen Trio, Kate has performed internationally, including a 2018 debut lecture-recital at Harvard University and a special concert at Winchester Cathedral for the Jane Austen Bicentenary celebrations, broadcast on radio and television. The Trio’s repertoire is drawn from the historic Austen Family Music Books.
Passionate about outreach, Kate works with the BSO’s community programme and founded TWANG! Harps, a group learning initiative in Portsmouth. She teaches at the University of Southampton and Bedales School, and her diverse career includes arena tours with McFly, performances on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, and collaborations with artists such as Katherine Jenkins and Andrea Bocelli.
Originally from Glasgow, Kate studied at Trinity College of Music and the University of Chichester, receiving the UK Harp Association Award and Croydon Music Festival Concerto Prize.