Anna Davies

BA Hons Pg Dip LRAM

Cello

 

ORCHESTRAL

Professional

§  New London Sinfonia

§  Guildford Philharmonic

  • London Soloists Chamber Orchestra

§  Connecting Arts Chamber Orchestra

§  EMFEB Symphony Orchestra

Training

§  Britten Pears Orchestra (Principal and Co-principal)

      World Youth Orchestra

§  London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (including Guest Principal)

§  Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra with Sir Colin Davis

 

COMMERCIAL

 

  • Urban Soul Orchestra
  • Ford Focus TV commercial promotion with Alesha Dixon
  • Dil Se Strings – Indian events including Asian Big Brother Launch at Sony Headquarters New York City and National Curry Awards 2006 at Park Lane Hilton

 

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DoB: 4th July 1980

CHAMBER

  • Vilensky String Quartet: Member 2002-Current

o   Concerts: Regent Hall ▪ Madingley Hall ▪ Wesley’s Chapel for Stroke Association ▪ Vera Fletcher Hall, Surbiton ▪ St Albans Maltings Arts Theatre ▪ Portsmouth ▪

Bray Church Concert Series ▪ Houghton Hall, Norfolk

o   World Premiere of ‘Perpetual Lamentations’ by Artem Vassiliev March 2006

o   'Invited to ProCorda Musical Encounters Course with the Wihan Quartet 2006’

o   Masterclasses: Gabor Takacs-Nagy * Dr Ioan Davies * Thomas Brandis * Hartmut Rhode * Skampa Quartet * Jerusalem Quartet * Alberni Quartet * Maggini Quartet

§  Viva6 Ensemble - Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Italy

§  The Celli Quartet: Concerts at Lewisham Art House & Rose Theatre * Special Events

§  The Aphorism Ensemble: Concerts at Centre for Russian Music, Goldsmiths College

                                                     UK Premiere of Skoryk's Piano Trio (2005)

 

SOLO

  • Recitals include Bristol & Portsmouth Music Clubs
  • Elgar Concerto for May Mukle Concerto Competition RAM
  • Vivaldi Double Concerto with Bristol University String Ensemble
  • Haydn Concerto in C, Portsmouth Cathedral
  • Masterclasses: Anna Shuttleworth ▪ Robert Cohen ▪ Philip de Groote ▪ Emma Ferrand ▪ Mats Lidstrom

 

EDUCATION

  • Royal Academy of Music  PGDip in performance (2002 – 2003)
  • University of Bristol 2:1 BA (Hons) in Music (1998 – 2001)

Professors: Sue Lowe * Thomas Carroll * Lionel Handy * Ioan Davies

 

 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

  • Highly Commended in RAM May Mukle Concerto Competition (2003)
  • RAM Rhoda Butt Award for postgraduate study (2002)
  • Hampshire Foundation for Young Musicians Scholarship to study at RAM (2002)
  • Hampshire Music Service Dayas Music Scholarship to study at RAM (2002)
  • Bristol University Thomas Beecham Scholarship for performance (1998 – 2001)

 

 

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