Musical Career
Pike began playing the violin at the age of five, and after auditioning at the age of eight she gained a place at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. At the age of ten she was chosen to play at a concert attended by the Prince of Wales at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She soon made her concerto debut, playing Haydn's Violin Concerto in G with her school orchestra. She has studied with David Takeno in London, and was awarded a scholarship to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is currently studying Music at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
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