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Daniel Bhattacharya

Violin

D.O.B 07.01.1973

 

ORCHESTRAL

      Positions held

§  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Co-Principal 2nd Violin (2002-2008)

§  Royal Scottish National Orchestra – Assistant Principal (1999-2002)

       Freelance Orchestral

§  English National Opera – principal 2nd

§  CBSO – principal 2nd

§  BBC Symphony Orchestra – principal 2nd

§  BBC Scottish Symphony – principal 2nd

§  London Concert Orchestra – principal 2nd

§  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – principal 2nd

§  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – co-leader

§  BBC Concert Orchestra – principal 2nd

§  London Philharmonic Orchestra

 

§  Philharmonia

§  London Sinfionetta

§  Brighton Philharmonic – Leader

§  London Concertante – Leader

§  London Gala Orchestra – Leader

§  Scottish Ensemble

§  Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Opera

 

SESSIONS

§  COOL Music

§  Accord Music

§  Film soundtracks: Lord of the Rings § Ronin § Blue Planet § Ladies in Lavender

§  Album Recording ‘Nomad’ – Tunde Jegede

 

THEATRE

§  Marguerite (Haymarket Theatre, London) – Leader

§  Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre) – Co-Leader

 

SOLO & CHAMBER MUSIC

§  Recitals at: Wigmore Hall § Carnegie Hall (New York) § Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford § Queen Elizabeth Hall

§  Festivals: include Brighton § Lichfield § Aix-en-Provence § Cheltenham

§  Solo Performances in Spain, Canada, France and India

§  Broadcasts for BBC radio § Canada § Russian radio and TV

 

TEACHING

        Teaching Positions

§  Stowe School – Head of Strings (since Sept 2007)

§  Lancing College (since 2005)

 

 

§  Queen’s College, Oxford (since 2008)

§  Somerville College, Oxford (since 2009)

        Coaching

§  RCM (since 2008) – String sectionals for Symphony Orchestra §Coaching Sinfonia §Orchestral excerpts class

§  Lancing College (since 2005) – Chamber groups § String Orchestra § Chamber Orchestra

§  Hertfordshire Youth Orchestra

§  Brighton Youth Orchestra

       Examining & Adjudicating

§  RCM- Violin Competition(Judge) § ARCM diplomas (Examiner) § undergrad & postgrad diplomas (External Examiner)

§  Sri Lankan Music Festival – Judge (2002)

 

EDUCATION

§  Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada)

§  Royal Northern College of Music

§  Purcell School of Music

Professors: Yossi Zivoni § Yfrah Neaman § Lorand Fenyves Chamber Music: Leon Fleisher § Jamie Laredo § Nick Roth

 

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