Matthew Barley is passionate about improvisation, multi-genre music making, electronics, and pioneering community programmes. He has performed in over 50 countries, including concertos with the BBC Philharmonic, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Kremerata Baltica, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and the Metropole Jazz Orchestra. Matthew’s collaborations include Víkingur Olafsson, Martin Fröst, and Nitin Sawhney. Matthew’s group, Between The Notes, has undertaken over sixty creative projects with young musicians and orchestral players around the world. His recordings are released on Black Box, Signum, and Onyx Classics – the latter includes a CD with Viktoria Mullova, The Peasant Girl, on which Matthew is cellist, arranger, composer and producer. Matthew belongs to a trio with jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock and clarinettist Julian Bliss. In a true blend of East and West he is also involved in new projects with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Indian musicians.