LÉONIE ADAMS – ‘Cello

 

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Date of Birth: 29/03/81

 

adams(leonie)

 

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Trials

  • No.3 Sub-Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – 2007 to current (including sitting No.2 as required)

Professional

  • Bernardi Chamber Ensemble – including No.2 & Pop recording sessions
  • Brunel Ensemble – Opera Project
  • Castle Ward Opera – Principal including BBC recording
  • Chamber Ensemble of London – No.2
  • City of London Sinfonia – including No.3
  • English National Opera
  • English Philharmonic Orchestra – No.2
  • Glyndebourne Touring Orchestra - extra
  • Guildford Phiharmonic Orchestra – including No.2 & Opera South
  • London Concert Orchestra & Magic of Gilbert and Sullivan Orchestra – including No.2
  • Madestrange Opera – No.2
  • Manning Camerata
  • Orchestra of the Swan
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – including No.4
  • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
  • RTÉ Concert Orchestra – No.3 including Opera Ireland
  • Southbank Sinfonia – British Youth Opera
  • Telford New Symphony Orchestra – No.2 position

Training

  • European Union Youth Orchestra
  • LPYO – Principal and Soloist
  • RCM New Perspectives Ensemble – Principal and Soloist
  • Young Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal

 

SOLO AND CHAMBER MUSIC

  • The Blyth Ensemble - ‘Nous Repertories Musica XXI’ Festival Barcelona – Soloist
  • Bomley Ecumenical Chamber Orchestra - Elgar Concerto - Soloist
  • Les Azuriales Opera - Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat - Soloist
  • Guildford Symphony Orchestra - Bruch Kol Nidrei  Concerto - Soloist
  • Luxembourg Philharmonia, Luxembourg - Schumann Concerto - Soloist
  • Berlin International Film Festival and The Red Shoes BBC Radio 4 - soloist on soundtracks
  • Bach Suite No.2 - Lockerbie ‘Ten Year Act of Remembrance’, Westminster Abbey/BBC live broadcast - Soloist
  • Haydn Concerto in C with Sutton Symphony Orchestra – Soloist

 

EDUCATION OUTREACH, ORCHESTRAL AND CHAMBER COACHING

  • LPO Playerlink & Concertlink - including Watergate Special Needs School, & ‘Cello Tutor for LPO “Have a Go” days
  • Education Outreach concerts and workshops with CCSO & LKS
  • ‘Cello tutor at Bishop Thomas Grant RC School, London 2003-06
  • ‘Cello and chamber music tutor and course supervisor on the East Kent Holiday Music Trust

COMPETITIONS, PRIZES AND AWARDS

  • Kathleen & Margery Elliott Scholarship 2007
  • Henry Dixon Scholarship & Edith Stevenson Music Bequest – Royal Academy of Music 2006
  • Michael James Musical Trust Award, 2006
  • Newby Trust Award, 2006
  • Sarah Hebdon/BOES Scholarship, 2005 & 06
  • The Raphael Sommer Scholarship, 2005
  • The Dennis Carr Music Bursary Fund, 2005
  • Young Musicians’ Trust Scholarship, 2005
  • Helen Just Prize & Stuart Knussen Prize for Violoncello, Royal College of Music, 2004
  • Quartet in Residence, Aveda UK – The Bacchus Quartet
  • Jellinek Award - including concerto with Guildford Symphony Orchestra, 2003

EDUCATION

  • Moscow – 2000 (Igor Sitnikov)
  • RCM - BMus(Hons) 2000-04
  • RAM (Scholar) – PGDip 2005-07
  • Toronto Summer Music Festival and Academy (Scholar) – Janos Starker - 2007
  • Encuentro de Musica y Academia, Santander (Scholar) – Natalia Gutman, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi – 2006
  • Lake District Summer Music (Scholar) – Colin Carr (2002) Steven Doane (2003) Frans Helmerson (2005)

Profs: Felix Schmidt, Philip Sheppard, Jo Knight, Philip De Groote, Alexander Boyarsky, Igor Sitnikov, Eduardo Vassallo

 

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