KATY WRIGHT

Bmus Hons PG Dip LRAM

CELLO

 

Email: gingercello@hotmail.com & Website: celliquartet.com & Website: katywright.co.uk

 

Date of Birth 6th April 1980

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE:

  • BBC Philharmonic-Trial. Current
  • Philharmonia-Trial. Current
  • RTE Concert Orchestra- Trial. Current
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra-Extra
  • English Chamber Orchestra-Extra
  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra – Extra (Including Tutti Cello Trial 2004)
  • London Schubert Players –including co-principal
  • Brandenburg Sinfonia
  • New London Soloists
  • Capital Philharmonic-Principal
  • Apollo Chamber Orchestra
  • Southbank Sinfonia
  • Sinfonia Cymru
  • Manson Ensemble
  • Nationaal Jeugd Orkest (Netherlands)

 

SESSIONS / TV WORK:

§         Take That: Live at Abbey Road Studios, BBC Radio 2▪ Sir Elton John  (UK & USA Tour) ▪

Charlotte Church -CD:UK & Des and Mel ▪Michael Bolton ▪BBC Children in Need -Michael Buble▪

Hayley Westenra ▪Vittorio Grigolo  -UK Tour , Davina McCall Show , BBC –‘The Greatest Movie Love Songs Ever’▪ Rick Astley: BBC ‘The Greatest Party Songs Ever’ ▪ Top of the Pops: Daniel Bedingfield ▪ Katie Melua ▪Patrick Wolf ▪Juliette Pochin. ▪Tenors Unlimited▪ Josh Groban▪Kanye West

§         Solo Sessions : Daniel Pemberton Channel 4 + BBC 1 Born With Two Mothers ▪ Regency House Party That’ll Teach ‘em ▪ How To Get Divorced Without Screwing Up Your Children ▪ Jamie’s Wish▪The Yellow House

Albums:

§        Air Traffic: Shooting Star. EMI

§        Patrick Wolf- recorded solo cello on album ‘The Magic Position’, Polydor Records.

§         Juliette Pochin: Bonus Tracks for album ’Venezia’ Sony BMG

§         Live Soloist performing Elgar and Saint Saens Concertos– National TV +  Radio (ITV – John Mead ‘Mead Productions’ ▪ S4C ▪ BBC Radio Wales)

 

CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO EXPERIENCE:

  • The Cheung Piano Trio –2003-2006
  • Orchid String Quartet and Celli Quartet: Member
  • Lunar Ensemble
  • ‘Cycle of Change’–solo  improvisation working with dancers Seeta Patel Mavin Choo (Royal Opera House)

Courses: IMS Prussia Cove, Lake District Summer Music,

Venues: The Royal Opera House ▪St Martin in the Fields ▪ St James Piccadilly▪ The Jerwood Space

Concerti: Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra ▪ Rhondda Symphony Orchestra

 

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS:  

MBF ▪ RAM Unaccompanied Bach ▪Texaco Young Musician of Wales’-3rd Prize ▪ National Eisteddfod of Wales- Winner▪ Rotary Young Musician of Wales- Winner ▪ Emanuel Hurwitz Chamber Music Trust ▪ RAM ▪ Foundation for Sports & the Arts ▪ Atlantic Foundation ▪ Glamorgan Further Education Trust▪  

 

EDUCATION;

  • RAM – PG Dip Distinction (2003 – 04)- Professors: Josephine Knight, David Strange, Sue  Lowe
  • Hochschule fur Musik und Theater, Leipzig (2000-01)-Professor: Christian Giger, Principal Gewendhaus
  • RAM – Bmus (Hons) 2.1 & LRAM (1999 – 03)-Scholar

 

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