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VideoSheku Kanneh-Mason recording Elgar at Abbey Road Studios
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording the Elgar Cello Concerto with Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, in June 2019 at Abbey Road Studios. The 20-year-old soloist will release his new album, Elgar, on Decca Classics on 10 January 2020. The recording also includes a new arrangement of Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ from ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureLondon Symphony Orchestra violinist Lennox Mackenzie on treating a shoulder injury
A delay in getting an accurate diagnosis only exacerbated the violinist’s shoulder problem
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ReviewRenaud Capuçon, LSO: Bartók Violin Concertos
Velvet-toned performances touched with psychedelic colour
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Gordan Nikolitch steps down after 19 years
Serbian violinist has accepted teaching post in Germany and maintains artistic directorship of Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
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VideoGordan Nikolitch plays the violin solo in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
In this performance at the 2011 BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra leader Gordan Nikolitch plays the violin solo part in the Sanctus from Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The LSO is conducted by Sir Colin Davis and joined by the London Philharmonic Choir and LSO Chorus, and Helena Junventen (soprano),Sarah Collonny (mezzo ...
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra violinist Lennox Mackenzie receives RPS/ABO Salomon Prize
The Salomon Prize was created by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Association of British Orchestras in 2011 'to celebrate the orchestral players that make our orchestras great'
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra violinist Lennox Mackenzie awarded OBE for services to music
The musician, who has performed with the LSO for 37 years, was recognised in the UK's New Year’s Honours List 2017
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NewsInsurance worker convicted of stealing £300,000 viola from a London train
London Symphony Orchestra principal violist Edward Vanderspar had accidentally left his instrument on the train
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BlogsGordan Nikolitch talks bows
The violinist revealed a passion bordering on obsession for bows in conversation with Ariane Todes