TOBY DELLER

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE Trials (position, date) § Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Rank and File, 2004) Extra work (date first engaged) § Philharmonia Orchestra (2007) § English Festival Orchestra (2006) § Sinfonia Viva (2006) § BBC Concert Orchestra (2005) § Worthing Symphony Orchestra (2005) § Aurelian Ensemble (2004; including guest principal) § Camerata of London (2004; including guest principal) § Dartington Festival Orchestra (2004) § Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra (2004) § London Concert Orchestra (2004) § London Strings (2004) § Orchestra of the Swan (2004) § English Symphony Orchestra (2003) § National Symphony Orchestra (2003) § Stour Festival Orchestra (1995) § Freelance work with many local/community orchestras and choral societies (1990) Selected Training/Other § Kensington Symphony Orchestra (2000) § Hebden Bridge Festival Orchestra (Director/Solo, 1999) § University of Warwick Symphony & Chamber Orchestras (Principal 1989 – 98) § Orchestre du Conservatoire National de Région, Nancy, France (1990 – 91) SELECTED RECORDINGS/BROADCASTS Sessions for Gavyn Wright (2006) Sessions for National Symphony Orchestra (2005) Kensington Symphony Orchestra & London Oriana Choir: H. Walford Davies Everyman, Dutton Classics (2004) Kensington Symphony Orchestra and BBC Concert Orchestra: Chilcott Tandem (world premiere), Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, BBC Radio 3 (2002) Schwetzingen International Festival of Young Musicians: Elgar Piano Quintet, Mendelssohn Octet, Stamitz Clarinet Quartet, SWR Germany (1995) EDUCATION Viola 2003-05: Private tuition – Rusen Gunes 1991-97: Private tuition - David Curtis, University of Warwick 1990-91: Tuition - Jean-François Schmidlet, Conservatoire National de Région, Nancy 1989-90: Private tuition - David Curtis, University of Warwick Other 1988-98: Chamber music coaching from the Coull Quartet 1990-91: Conservatoire National de Région, Nancy, France SELECTED SOLO PERFORMANCES World premiere Peter Nagle Le tombeau de Feldman plus works by Bach, Musgrave and Feldman (Grosvenor Chapel), 2007 Programme including Shostakovich Sonata (Grosvenor Chapel and St Michael’s Chiswick), 2006 Hindemith Der Schwanendreher, with University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra, cond. David Curtis (Warwick Arts Centre), 1996 Brahms Sonata in E flat; Enescu, Konzertstück, Martinů Three Madrigals (Warwick Arts Centre), 1998 Hoffmeister Viola Concerto, as soloist/director, with Hebden Bridge Festival Orchestra (Hebden Bridge Festival), 1999 CHAMBER Deller Quartet (from 2005) Warwick Piano Quintet (1994-95) AWARDS First prize, University of Warwick Concerto Competition (1995) COACHING Viola section coaching, University of Kent Symphony Orchestra (2006) BIOGRAPHY Based in London, Toby Deller is a violist with a reputation as a versatile and reliable performer with a thorough experience of a wide range of orchestral repertoire. This ranges from the core classical/romantic literature to modern and contemporary, and includes a variety of choral and music theatre productions. Toby is also an adept chamber musician. He is violist with the Deller Quartet (www.thedellerquartet.co.uk), a group whose aim is to reintroduce some of the neglected repertoire to concert audiences. Solo performances have included concertos and recitals, including performances of concerti by Hindemith and Hoffmeister. He was principal viola in all his student orchestras, and in 1997 was awarded first prize in the Warwick University concerto competition. Most recent tuition was with Rusen Gunes in 2004. Prior to that Toby was taught for several years by the Coull Quartet’s David Curtis at the University of Warwick, and spent 6 months studying with Jean-François Schmidlet at the Conservatoire national de région in Nancy, France. Toby has also worked as a lyricist - in 1999 he was commissioned to write a cantata for the Millennium celebrations. Beating Time (music by Bev Wragg), for soprano, bass, recorder solo, school and adult choir, and recorder ensemble received its first performance in 2000, conducted by Jeffrey Skidmore with Piers Adams, recorder. MAS Homepage