Dr Elaine King

Dr Elaine King is a performer and musicologist with research interests in performance studies, psychology of music and music theory/analysis. She has published widely in journals, edited volumes and other sources on different aspects of performance, including on ensemble playing, team roles, gestures and conducting.

• Music and Interculturalism (with Simon Desbruslais, Routledge 2026)
• Music and Empathy (with Caroline Waddington, Routledge 2017)
• Music and Familiarity (with Helen Prior, Ashgate 2013)
• New Perspectives on Music and Gesture (with Anthony Gritten, Ashgate 2011)
• Music and Gesture (with Anthony Gritten, Ashgate 2006).
• Mapping Music in Education, Social Care, Health & Wellbeing in Hull (MESH2; funded by SEMPRE)
• STROKESTRA (in partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; funded by the RPO and SEMPRE; also see The Sensational Stroke Ensemble in Hull)
• Language Learning through Singing: The Chinese Whispers Project (with the Confucius Institute, Hull)
• Transitions in Music Education (TiME; with Hull and East Riding Music Services)

• Associate Editor, Psychology of Music (2012-)
• Action Editor, Music and Science (2019-)
• Editorial Board, Journal of the Royal Musical Association (2019-2025)
• Reviews Editor, Frontiers in Performance Science (2016-2019)

• Newland Lectures in Music (2024-)
• Centre for Applied Research in the Arts (CARA; Chair)
• International Symposium on Music and Intercultural Practice, April 2021 (Co-director)
• Musical Cultures International Conference, April 2017 (Co-director)
• Piano Accompaniment in Practice Symposium, November 2016 (Co-director)
• Music and Empathy, SEMPRE Conference and Study Day, November 2013 (Co-organiser)
• SEMPRE 40th Anniversary Conference, Institute of Education, London, September 2012 (Director)
• RMA Research Students' Conference, January 2012 (Director)
• Music and Familiarity, SEMPRE Conference and Study Day, 23-24 October 2009 (Co-organiser)
• Music and Gesture, Second International Conference, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 20-23 July 2006 (Co-director)
• Music and Gesture, First International Conference, University of East Anglia, Norwich, August 2003 (Co-director)

• Music Listening Tips for Examination Revision. Recorded Interview broadcast for Heart FM, June 2017
• Musical Cultures. Live Interview broadcast for BBC Radio Humberside, April 2017
• The Dynamics of Music. Interview broadcast for BBC Radio 4, August 2004

• Encouraging Young String Players: A Psychological Perspective. University of Hull, October 2008 & November 2009
• Mozart's Symphony No. 41. University of Hull, November 2008

Music Performance Activity

As a performer, Elaine King is a cellist, pianist and conductor. She directs the University of Hull Camerata and is Assistant Musical Director of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra. She performs with the East Riding Concert Orchestra and the Annikyra String Quartet. She is Chair of the Hull Music Recital Club.

• Chair : Hull Music Recital Club (2019-)
• Assistant Musical Director: Hull Philharmonic Orchestra (2022-)
• Director: Hull University Camerata (2015-)
• Cellist: Annikyra String Quartet (2009-); East Riding Concert Orchestra (2023-); Friary String Quartet (2004-07); Friary Clarinet Quintet (2004-07); Aegle Trio (2004-07); Hull Sinfonietta (2004-05); East Riding Sinfonia (2007); Imperial Piano Trio, London (1999-2000); Slough Philharmonic Orchestra (co-principal; 1997-2000); Marylebone Symphony Orchestra, London (principal; 1998); Nutford String Trio, London (1995-96)

• Hull University Camerata (2015-) [repertoire includes Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings; Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto, Crusell, Clarinet Concerto; Elgar, Cello Concerto; Sparke, Euphonium Concerto; Mendelssohn, Octet; Haydn, London Trios; Mozart, Clarinet Concerto; Mozart, Keyboard Concerto; Beethoven, Symphony No. 5; Schubert, Unfinished Symphony; Ives, The Unanswered Question]

Hull Philharmonic Orchestra (Rehearsal Conductor, 2022-) [repertoire includes Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4; Rachmaninov, Symphony No. 2; Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5; Rossini, Bassoon Concerto; Sejourne, Marimba Concerto; Franck, Piano Concerto; Dvorak, Noon Day Witch; Lydaov, The Enchanted Lake; Kabalevsky, Overture Colas Breugnon; Vaughan Williams, Tallis Fantasia]

• Hull University Orchestra and Choir (2009-2014) [repertoire includes: Rachmaninov, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Shostakovich, Jazz Suite No. 2; Hedges, Bridge for the Living; Walton, Crown Imperial March]

• Musical Director, Hessle Sinfonia (2003-2009) [repertoire conducted includes: Alfven, Midsummer Vigil; Rimksy Korsakov, Russian Easter Festival Overture; Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Ballet Suite from The Nutcracker, Symphony No. 5; Dvorak, Symphony No. 9; Weber, Clarinet Concerto No. 2; Khachaturian, Spartacus Suite No. 2; Hérold, Zampa Overture, Music from La Fille mal Gardée; Gounod, Ballet Suite from Faust; Delibes, Prelude & Mazurka from Coppélia, Offenbach, Gaîté Parisienne, Shostakovich, The Gadfly Suite]