Jennifer Carter was born in Bristol in 1985, and won major scholarships for every stage of her studies, also appearing on BBC Wales aged 16 playing in a masterclass with Richard MacMahon.
Jennifer has enjoyed playing in the Edinburgh Festival, LSO St Luke’s, the Bristol Colston Hall, the Barbican Centre, St James Piccadilly, St John's Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Albert Hall and Kings Place and has also toured Norway, France and Germany with her piano trios.
Jennifer won the Queen Mary II accompanists prize at the Guildhall, and works for Guildhall, the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music.
She has also performed Britten in LSO St Luke's with the Apollo Chamber Orchestra, and premiered the Carter piece at the Barbican Pit Theatre devised for her by the composer Michael Picknett.
Jennifer was a Junior Fellow in Accompaniment at the Royal College of Music, and was the first person to be awarded a further extension of this fellowship for an unprecedented third year.
She has played for masterclasses with internationally acclaimed performers such as Sir John Tomlinson, Tabea Zimmerman, Ivry Gitlis, Nobuko Imai, Roderick Williams, Kim Kashkashian, Rebecca Evans, David Cohen, Leon Bosch, Alina Ibragimova, Thomas Riebl, Andreas Wittman, James Gilchrist and Dame Felicity Lott.
Jennifer was also awarded the rarely bestowed Leonard Hancock Bursary for her work at the RCM. Jennifer has performed recently at the V&A Museum, Palazzo Doria Pamphilij in Rome, St John's Smith Square, the Royal Opera House, the Oriental Club, the National Gallery and Lady Solti's house, as well as an appearance on Radio 3’s In Tune and a performance with renowned baritone Roderick Williams.
Upcoming concerts include performances in Fidenza, Italy, masterclasses with Dame Ann Murray and performances with conductor John Alley in Issigeac, France and St John’s Smith Square, London.