LÉONIE ADAMS – ‘Cello

 

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Date of Birth: 29/03/81

 

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ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Trials

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

Professional

  • Bath Philharmonia  – No.2
  • Bernardi Chamber Ensemble – including No.2 & Pop recording sessions
  • British Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal
  • Brunel Ensemble – Opera Project
  • Castle Ward Opera – Principal including BBC recording
  • CBSO
  • Chamber Ensemble of London – No.2
  • City of London Sinfonia – including No.3
  • English National Opera
  • English Philharmonic Orchestra – No.2
  • Glyndebourne Touring Orchestra
  • Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra – including No.2 & Opera South
  • Iceni Ensemble – Principal & No. 2
  • London Concert Orchestra & Magic of Gilbert and Sullivan Orchestra – including No.2
  • Madestrange Opera – No.2
  • Manning Camerata
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Orchestra of the Swan
  • Philharmonia – including No.2
  • 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
  • Ulster Orchestra

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 Bacchus Quartet as part of GPlus Ensemble – Kings Place opening festival
  • 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

 

RECORDINGS

  • Philharmonia – BBC Radio 3,  Radio France, Philharmonia
  • LKS – The One Show, BBC 1
  • Northern Sinfonia– Classic FM
  • BBCSSO – BBC Radio 3 (No.2 & No. 3 including solos and solo octet)
  • The Bacchus Quartet as part of GPlus Ensemble – Radio 3’s “In Tune” including interview
  • RPO – Angel Studios, Air Lyndhurst (Haiti Disaster Recording)
  • Universal Music – sessions (quartet)
  • Immense Album “Hidden Between Sleeves” (Quartet and Solo)
  • Castle Ward Opera– BBC Radio 3 (Principal)
  • The Red Shoes– BBC Radio 4 (quartet)

 

POP

·         Jeff Beck, Joss Stone, Sharon Corr, Imelda May

 

THEATRE

  • “Why the Whales Came” by Michael Morpurgo – Birmingham Stage Company Nov 08-Jan 09

 

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 Philharmonia, CCSO & LKS
  • Education Outreach project in Yate – including Special Needs, Primary & Nursery Schools and Residential Home
  • ‘Cello tutor at Bishop Thomas Grant RC School, London 2003-06
  • ‘Cello, chamber music & improvisation tutor, and course supervisor on the East Kent Holiday Music Trust, Fantasia Summer School & Chamber Players

 

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

·         The Raphael Sommer Scholarship, 2005

·         Sarah Hebdon/BOES Scholarship, 2005 & 06

·         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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