Martin Gwilym-Jones

Violin

 

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Date of Birth: 11 February 1976

 

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra (1st Violin trial and extra)
  • Britten Sinfonia (1st Violin member)
  • City of London Sinfonia (1st violin)
  • Elgar Orchestra (Guest Leader)
  • English Chamber Orchestra (1st Violin)
  • English Sinfonia (Co-Principal 2nd and 1st Violin)
  • Halle Orchestra (Principal 2nd – trial – current)
  • London Mozart Players (1st Violin extra and guest Principal Second)
  • London Pops Orchestra (1st Violin)
  • New London Sinfonia (Principal Second)
  • Leader of the Norfolk/Yale Chamber Music Festival Orchestra (U.S.A.).
  • Orchestra of St.John’s (1st Violin)
  • Orchestra Revolutionaire et Romantique (1st Violin)
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1st Violin and Co-Principal 2nd)

 

West End

  • Royal Variety Performance Orchestra

Training

  • R.C.M. Twentieth Century Ensemble (Including B.B.C. Radio 3 “Sounding the Century” series)
  • R.C.M. Symphony & Opera Orchestras (Leading and Principal Positions)

 

 

Sessions: Espirit Ensemble, First Take and Music Matters etc

 

CHAMBER/SOLO EXPERIENCE

  • Solo Tours:  •U.S.A. • France • Germany • Israel • Holland • Spain • U.K.
  • Festivals: • Apeldoorn • Norfolk/Yale • Casals • Bowdoin •  Entrecasteaux •
                            Prussia Cove (Open Chamber) • Consonances
  • Chamber Performances with: •Tokyo String Quartet • Philippe Graffin • Matt Haimowitz

    • Ernst Kovacic • Frank Morelli.

  • Venues: • Wigmore • Purcell • St Martin in the Fields • St James’s Piccadilly

 

EDUCATION:

  • Royal College of Music, London – BMus (Hons) (1994-1998)
  • Indiana University School of Music – Artist Diploma (1998 – 2001)

Professors: • Miriam Fried • Itzhak Rashkovsky • Philippe Graffin

Chamber: • Julliard Quartet • Vermeer Quartet • Indiana Chamber Orchestra (Leader)

Scholarships/Awards: • English Speaking Union • Jerwood Foundation • Welsh Arts Council • Sir James Caird Trust • RCM • Indianna • Juilliard

Competitions: • Entrecasteaux International Chamber Music (Winner) • W.H. Reed Prize (RCM

         Winner)• Young Concert Artists Trust (string finalist)

 

 

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