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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.
Billed as "Jeff Lynne's ELO", Lynne and Tandy were backed by the Take That/Gary Barlow band from the Children in Need concert, led by Mike Stevens [21] and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Lynne chose to use the name as a response to ELO offshoots ELO Part II and The Orchestra. [22] Chereene Allen [20] was again the lead violinist for the band. The ...
In addition to leading the section, principal players are responsible for playing any solos written for that voice in a given musical score. The principal first violin is called the concertmaster (or "leader" in the UK) and is considered the leader of not only the string section, but of the entire orchestra, subordinate only to the conductor.
‘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
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.
Aug. 6—When Concertmaster Elina Rubio led the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major on April 29, the near-capacity audience at Tilson Auditorium ...
She has performed as lead violin and soloist with the ACO [2] and performs on the 1726 'Belgiorno' Stradivarius violin on loan from Guido and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis. [3] Vänskä performed as orchestra leader and soloist in the 2018 London production of Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret with the Aurora Orchestra at the Barbican Centre. [4]
Clio Gould is an English violinist, professor, director of the Royal Academy Soloists and leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. [1] [2]Gould has appeared as soloist with a number of orchestras, including the London Sinfonietta, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, the ...