Clare Bhabra studied music at Birmingham University where she graduated in 1984 with a B.Mus and a 1st in performance. She continued her studies at the Royal Northern College of Music under the direction of Lydia Mordkovitch.
At the age of twenty-two Clare joined the first violins of Opera North. For the next ten years she combined a busy orchestral schedule with co-founding the Mirage String Quartet and the Janacek Piano Trio. With these ensembles she gave numerous concerts around the country.
Since moving to Nottinghamshire in 2002 Clare has continued to perform as an orchestral and chamber musician with various groups including Sinfonia Viva. In 2010 she was appointed leader of the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra and also finds time to teach and coach pupils aged from eight to eighty.
