CLAIRE CONSTABLE

Experienced freelance player

Instrument: Cello Nationality: British Email: claire _cello@hotmail.com

Regular and Freelance Work

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Extra since 2006 – Including BBC Proms 2007

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Extra since 2003)

RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland-Rank & File; also No. 3 (incl. playing no. 2 as required)

West End – “The Far Pavilions” Solo Cello (deputy), Shaftesbury Theatre

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra -regular section player

English Touring Opera (regular deputy no 2 since Spring 2005)

English National Ballet

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Hot Strings

Moscow City Ballet (including Principal as required)

Carl Rosa Opera (Principal Cello Seat)

Bob Porter

London Concert Orchestra (including No. 2)

Manning Camerata

London Gala Orchestra

Southern Sinfonia (including No. 2)

Johann Strauss Festival Orchestra Tour

Mozart Festival Orchestra Tour

Camerata Roman, Sweden

City of Oxford Orchestra

Principal cellist on numerous European tours with London Schubert Players

Orquesta Sinfonica de Malaga Spain

Musical Associates UK Ltd

Bill Occleshaw

Uk tours with Bootleg Beatles backing ensemble

Bolshoi Ballet Uk tour

Pro Re Orchestra Principal cello

Varied freelance orchestral work, including studio recording.

Opera

Includes: English Touring Opera; Grange Park Opera; Pimlico Opera; English Festival Opera at Holland Park; European Chamber Opera; Principal/solo cellist for Opera del Mar and Beaufort Opera; Carl Rosa Opera Tour including seasonal residency in West End,Gielgud Theatre;
Music Theatre London (2003) – solo cellist as required for chamber version of Marriage of Figaro.
Varied freelance pit work, including musicals.

Chamber Music

East Anglia International Festival, Hadleigh – piano trios/solo performances from 2004
European/UK recitals with London Schubert Players Piano Trio, Quartet/Quintet
Baroque concert series with Capriccio Ensemble, Oxford
Regular quartet recitals, including Barbican, South Bank foyer series.
Quartet recitals for Swan Hellenic Cruises from 2000
Contemporary music recitals with the Mercia Ensemble, including premieres of new works,
CD recording 1996 'New British Music Vol. I' (quartets and cello/soprano)
Eclectic String Quartet - collaborations with jazz trio in concerts and on CD (2001)
British Premiere of Solo Cello Suite by Eric Hudes 1997
Chamber Music workshops with Judith Weir from 1996
Solo work for "Invoice UK" Ltd, from 1999, Dublin and UK.

Education

University of Birmingham 1984-87: BMus (Hons)

ABSM Cello diploma (distinction)

University of London, Kings College 1987-89: M.Mus Historical Musicology

Royal College of Music 1989-90: Postgraduate Performance

Certificate

Magic Mountain Music Farm, New York, USA, August 2001

Masterclasses; Professor Burton

Kaplan, (Manhattan School of

Music),

Public Masterclasses with Christopher Bunting, William Pleeth and Tim Hugh

Teachers

Nicola Anderson, John Todd (Birmingham)

Christopher Bunting (London and RCM)

Private studies with Lowri Blake, Tim Hugh, Douglas Cummings, Francois Rive.

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