Helena Buckie

Second Violin

Member since 2025

Helena was born in Cambridge and began learning the violin at 3 years old. After finishing her studies with Berent Korfker at the Royal College of Music in London, she joined the second violins of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2016. She later took up the position of Principal Second Violin of The Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. Helena has guest led the second violins of orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, CBSO and RSNO, and enjoys playing in projects with the Aurora Orchestra, including memorising The Rite of Spring for the BBC Proms among many other projects and tours. When she’s without her violin on her back she can be found hiking or running with her dog or wild swimming in any body of cold water that she can find.