British double bassist Nathan Knight is an active orchestral and chamber musician currently residing in the United Kingdom. As a junior, Nathan was a member of the National Children's Orchestra, London Schools Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra and joined Royal Academy of Music's junior department in 2011. He continued his studies at the Academy, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Degree (1st Class Honours) and won the Orchestral Regency Award. He then went on to study postgraduate diplomas at the Royal Northern College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under the tutelage of Leon Bosch. He won the Charles Halle Award as a member ofthe Halle SLTS scheme and was a London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future First, as well as being a semi-finalist in both the 5th Biennial Double Bass Solo competition in Prague and the 2021 Royal Overseas League String Category. In 2020, he won a place as Britten Pears Artist, however this was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Currently, Nathan regularly performs with many of the UK's premier orchestras, chamber ensembles and session orchestras. Highlights include performing Schubert's Trout with the Frith Piano quartet, Royal Academy of Music Sainsbury Soloists' performances for BBC Radio 3 and Buckingham Palace, Aurora Orchestra (BBC Proms 2019), 12 Ensemble Miloš Karadaglić Tour, Decus Ensemble Hidden Sounds Project and Kano Glastonbury 2021 performance.

Throughout his playing career he has also been an active educator. He has had a long standing relationship with Kuumba Youth Music from 2012, who work with helping children from under-represented backgrounds achieve their full potential in classical music. Between 2015-17 he was an intern on RAM's First String Experience Scheme, and most recently he was a music leader for Multi-Story orchestra's Digital Music Schools Tour 2021 bringing online musical workshops toschools across the UK during the pandemic. He has also worked as a Royal College of Music Spark's workshop leader, double bass tutor for Sistema England and Brent Music Council, and performed recitals for Young Artist Musical Ambassadors (YAMA) Programme.