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ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Professional:

· City of London Sinfonia – Extra

· New London Orchestra – Extra

· Orchestra of London - Extra

· London Camerata – Extra including Principal

· Surrey Sinfonietta – Principal

· South Bank Sinfonia – Extra

· Sinfonia Cymru – Co-Principal

· Endellion festival – Co-Principal

· Various ad hoc freelance orchestras & choral societies

Training:

· City of London Sinfonia – Mentor Scheme (Jo Cole)

· BBC Symphony – Side-by-side Scheme

· Royal Philharmonic Orchestras – Side-by-side Scheme

· RCM Symphony & Chamber Orchestras – Inc. Principal (1999 – 2001)

· Britten-Pears Orchestra (2000 – 2003)

· National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland & Perth Youth Orchestra - Principal

· Mstilav Rostropovich – Brandenburg Gate Massed Cello Ensemble (1999)

CHAMBER & SOLO EXPERIENCE

Recitals: Leighton House ♦ Steinway Hall ♦ St James Piccadilly ♦ National Gallery ♦ Royal Society of Musicians ♦Southwark Cathedral ♦ St Olaves ♦ Royal Socitey of Musicians ♦ Chelsea & Westminster Hospital ♦ Lake District Summer Music Fest ♦ Perth Festival of the Arts Young Professionals Series ♦ Regent’s Hall ♦ Swan Hellenic

Concertos: Elgar with St Pauls Sinfonia ♦ Vivaldi Double with St Pauls Sinfonia

Contemporary: Daniel Hewson Project: concerts + CD release with Classic fm broadcast

♦ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival recital ♦ Bergamo Ensemble

♦ Opus 20 ♦ Clarion Ensemble ♦ New Perspectives Ensemble

Indian Music Collaborations: Ravi Shankar ♦ Amit Biswas (Katak Dancer) ♦ “Maya”

(Indian Musical) ♦ Rhabishika Tagore School ♦ Chiranjib Chakroborty (N. Ind.Vocalist)

Professional recording: Music-chamber: The Daniel Hewson Project: Secret Doors

OUTREACH EXPERIENCE

· Project in Great Ormond Street Hospital with City of London Sinfonia

· RPO Sharp Edge & Philharmonia “Elastic Band” collaborations

· Mathieson Music School Kolkata (2003) - teaching and performance

· Music House & Council for Music in Hospitals Outreach Projects

· College Quartet Ensemble in Residence at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

Teaching and Courses

St Pauls School for Girls ♦ Southwark Centre for Young Musicians including creative

ensemble projects ♦ Newton Prep ♦ Perth Youth Orchestra Cello Coach ♦ Britten Pears

Training for Education ♦ Music-Mind-Movement ♦ Active academic and ISSTIP lecturer

EDUCATION

· Trinity College of Music – MMus Performance – Scholarship (2004 – Jan 2007)

· Royal College of Music – PGDip Orch Advanced Performance (1999 – 2001)

· University of Leeds – BSc(Hons) Music – Mathematics (1996 – 1999)

Professors: Naomi Butterworth ♦Melissa Phelps ♦ Anna Shuttleworth

Prizes and Awards: Countess of Munster (1999-2001) ♦ Vera Kantrovich Bach (Highly Commended) ♦ Barbirolli String Quartet Prize ♦ Helen Just RCM Chamber Music Prize

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