Belinda Broughton

Belinda has a long history of recording with some of the world’s most famous arrangers, rock bands and vocal artists both in London and Los Angeles.  In her home country of New Zealand, Belinda, at the age of 12, performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto for Queen Elizabeth II at a Royal Command performance.  Having moved to London, England, to pursue her studies on the violin when she was 15, she joined the 1st Violins of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at age 18.  Shortly afterward, she recorded her first movie score, “Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back,” with the London Symphony Orchestra and continued working with the LSO and LPO for several more years.

By age 22, she had worked as concertmaster with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera, BBC Concert Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra and assistant concertmaster with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. She worked as a freelance studio musician in London for 15 years, primarily recording music for films, television, jingles and records.

In 1997, she married composer Bruce Broughton and moved to Los Angeles with her two sons.  Since that time she has been in great demand as a concertmaster in the Hollywood studios, principally in the film, TV and record media.

In 2021, Belinda decided to retire from playing the violin to pursue other interests.