Aussie violinist to play at King Charles' coronation

Britain's King Charles III.
Australian violinist Madeleine Easton will play at the coronation of King Charles III in May. -AP

Australian violin virtuoso Madeleine Easton will play at the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London.

Easton said she's excited to contribute to the historic occasion.

"To be a small part of such a great and long-standing tradition dating back to 1066 is a once in a lifetime opportunity," she said.

"I am also greatly honoured to be representing Australia in my own small way."

Easton will play her rare 1682 Giovanni Grancino violin with the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir at the event on May 6, conducted by her mentor Sir John Eliot Gardiner who is a long-time associate of the King.

King Charles is a classical music lover and the Royal Patron of the Monteverdi Choir and orchestra, the Royal College of Music, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra.

Easton will perform music by J.S. Bach and Anton Bruckner before the formal ceremony.

She is also the founder of the Bach Akademie Australia, which launches its Sydney season in late March with a performance of Bach's Missa Brevis in F.