Charles is one of New Zealand’s leading cellists. In a long international career he has been principal cello with the Shenzhen Symphony and Guiyang Symphony Orchestras, China, the Orquestra de Camara de Valdivia, Chile and most recently tutti cello with the Sao Paulo Symphony in Brazil.
He was also the professor of cello at the Austral University and ran the youth string orchestra programs at the Teatro del Lago, both in Chile.