Kate Bennett Wadsworth is a cellist and gambist devoted to historical performance of all periods, with a special research interest in 19^th-century performing practice. She has appeared at festivals across Europe and North America with ensembles such as B’Rock, Tafelmusik, Arion, and the Gabrieli Consort, and given lecture-recitals and masterclasses at the Juilliard School, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the Orpheus Insitute, and the Utrecht Early Music Festival. She has also produced critical editions of the Brahms Cello Sonatas and the Schumann Cello Concerto for Bärenreiter, as well as critically acclaimed recordings as a soloist, chamber musician, and continuo player. She is Artistic Director of the period-instrument ensemble, Norwich Baroque, runs the Deux-Elles record label with her husband, Matthew Wadsworth, and teaches practice-led research at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.