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The concertmaster (from the German Konzertmeister), first chair [1] (U.S.) or leader [2] (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an orchestra, symphonic band or other musical ensemble.
Karen Briggs (born August 12, 1963), also known as the "Lady in Red", is an American violinist.Born in Manhattan to a family of musicians, Briggs took up the violin at age 12 and committed to playing professionally at age 15.
Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, songwriter and dancer. [3] [4] [5] She presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos found on her official YouTube channel, which she created in 2007. [6] Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and rock to electronic dance music.
Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, Gordon Haskell, Donna Lewis, Tina Turner, Italian singer-songwriter Alice, Lucio Battisti, Van Morrison) as well as numerous TV and movie soundtracks ...
On 14 September 2014, Jeff Lynne's ELO, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra and backed by the Take That/Gary Barlow band, headlined BBC Radio 2s Festival In A Day at Hyde Park, London. The show was the first time in almost 30 years that ELO had performed on a festival stage. 50,000 tickets for the event sold out in just under 15 minutes.
‘A String Around Autumn’ / 2002 Bis / BBC National Orchestra of Wales ‘Best of British’ from the BBC Proms 2007 / 2007 Deutsch Grammophon / BBC Symphony Orchestra; Judith Weir – The Welcome Arrival of Rain / 2008 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra / 2005 CEDIZLE / Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Asha Mevlana (born Asha Mevlana Clayton-Niederman) is an American violinist and travel presenter. [2] [3] [4] She is known for playing an electric 7-string viper violin and for performing with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. [5] [6] She has released two albums with the string quartet Invert and one with the Australian rock band Porcelain.
The show included her violin playing, acting, dancing, and fire eating. [64] Brava has since performed among others with singers Sofia Källgren , [ 65 ] Pernilla Wahlgren , [ 66 ] and LaGaylia Frazier , [ 67 ] in addition to playing with rock and heavy metal bands like Takida [ 68 ] and Mustasch . [ 69 ]