Ibi Aziz is one of the most active viola da gamba performers of his generation.
He studied the gamba at Trinity College of Music, London, where, under the
tutelage of Alison Crum he won numerous awards and prizes, including the
college’s first Early Music Prize (2001), the Ricordi Conducting Prize (2004),
and the Isabelle Bond Gold Medal (2005). In 2009 he was a finalist in the
Bach-Abel International Viola da Gamba Competition in Koethen, Germany.
Ibi now plays regularly with The Rose Consort of Viols, Sestina Consort, and Charivari Agreable, often working alongside many distinguished musicians that have included sopranos Evelyn Tubb and Dame Emma Kirkby, lutenist David Miller, mezzo sopranos Clare Wilkinson and Catherine King, and the vocal groups The Deller Consort and Stile Antico.
As well as being in great demand as a player, Ibi also does a great deal of teaching, appearing regularly on many early music courses in the UK, Europe, and more recently, in the United States. He teaches at Morley College, London, where he directs the Baroque Consort and the Viol Consort classes every week. He enjoys travelling around the world performing and teaching, and look forward to doing more in the coming years.