After graduating in music from King’s College London, Rachel Tregenza went on to study at the National Broadcasting School. She began her career as a local radio journalist on the south coast, before moving to London to cover stories from the world of film, music and TV for Entertainment News. From journalism, she moved to PR and returned to her first love: classical music.

Rachel joined Universal Music Group in 2014 as part of the press team at Decca Records, working across numerous key media campaigns for their vibrant roster of artists and albums. In 2019 she moved to the company’s Global Classics & Jazz division, where she now holds the position of Senior Director, Communications & Artist Strategy. In this role, she leads on international PR, helping shape album campaigns for classical and jazz artists including Andrea Bocelli, Max Richter, Lang Lang, Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, Víkingur Ólafsson, Jess Gillam, Jon Batiste and Gregory Porter.