RPO Player Benjamin Cunningham smiling whilst holding his double bass.
(c) Ben Wright

Co-Principal Double Bass

Co-Principal Double Bass of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Cunningham is from the North West of England where he began his bass studies with the local peripatetic music service. Scholarship studies followed at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, the Royal Academy of Music, London and the Juilliard School, New York.

Benjamin has guest led many of the major symphony orchestras around the UK and, as a chamber musician, has appeared at venues throughout the world, including Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Cadogan Hall, the Salle Pleyel, Paris, the National Concert Hall, Dublin and in concerts with Pinchas Zuckerman at various venues in New York. Benjamin has been a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006 and plays on an instrument made for him by the Birmingham luthier, Martin Lawrence.

Benn is the proud father of a sausage dog called Reg, an extensive indoor plant collection and an extravagantly flower-filled garden.


Benjamin gratefully acknowledges the support of his Chair Patrons, Naomi and Simon Venn.


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