“ A virtuoso performance delivered by Josie d’Arby”. The Standard .
“A peerless performance” Musicomh.com
“ Josie d’Arby is a consummate actor and presenter”
“ I thoroughly enjoyed Josie d’Arby as a presenter” Annie Yezhoua A youngish perspective.co.uk.
“Josie is a stage animal, always has been, always will be”
Josie began performing on stage as a child , and it’s a passion that has continued to this day and a skill that has developed over time. When the Kanneh Masons wanted someone to present their first ever family concert during lockdown, they chose Josie.
In December 2025 she presented several sold out Carol concerts for the Royal Albert Hall alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and also wrote and presented a sold out Carol concert for Sheffield City Hall.
Josie greatly enjoys narrating concerts, working alongside orchestras to bring to life much loved stories and characters for a live audience.
Scroll down to watch a short video of josie on the stage at London’s Southbank Centre rehearsing for Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale , words by Stanley Crouch . This small clip is narration only .
The Fiddler’s Tale by Wynton Marsalis is the latest addition to Josie’s narration repertoire. Josie performed the extraordinary piece alongside The highly esteemed Chineke ! Chamber Orchestra in the Summer 2025, performing at the Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry and the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London’s South Bank Centre to rave reviews. If you want to find out more about her unique interpretation of this extraordinary piece , she’s written about it in her Sanctuary, and if you scroll down this page you can see a short video of Josie rehearsing some of the narration. For reviews of the performance head to: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/chineke-orchestra-a-fiddlers-tale-at-queen-elizabeth-hall-review-b1231571.html
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Josie would like to extend a huge thank you, to all who came to see the show.
The other piece in Josie’s repertoire is Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf which Josie performed alongside the highly acclaimed Manchester Camerata, as part of their storytime programme , sharing the stage with fellow story teller, Sir Micheal Morpurgo.
Josie revelled in telling this fun story for all ages and saw it as a celebration of innocence, courage and faith.
Rehearsal images below . Additional phot cred @ChukoCribb from a performance of Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale with Chineke! Orchestra at London’s South Bank Centre summer 2025
Photos from Royal Albert Hall by Andy Paradise
