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NewsBBC announces 20 per cent cut in salaried orchestral posts
The move is among a raft of new measures announced by the corporation on 7 March
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NewsBBC orchestras and choirs announce autumn programme highlights
A mixture of online and live performances with small, socially-distanced audiences make up the autumn season
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NewsBBC announces new ‘Instrumental Sessions’
Violinists and double bassists from across the BBC’s five orchestras will be among those performing in single-instrument ensembles
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NewsTurkish viola player Ruşen Güneş has died
The 80-year-old, who lived in London, was a keen promoter of music from his homeland
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NewsDalia Stasevska to become conductor with the BBC Symphony
The 34-year-old musician gives her first performance in her new role in July 2019
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ReviewJames Ehnes, BBCSO, Edward Gardner: Walton Viola Concerto
Dazzling performances of Walton’s string masterpieces
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FocusJames Ehnes on recording the Walton Viola Concerto
In June this year the Canadian violinist joined conductor Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the studio to record a concerto on his second instrument, the viola
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ArticleAdams: Violin Concerto, Harris: Violin Concerto
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Waley-Cohen rediscovers a major American fiddle concertoMusicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew LittonComposer: John Adams, Roy HarrisCatalogue number: SIGNUM SIGCD 468 With this release Tamsin Waley-Cohen adds to an already diverse discography and further shows the range of her artistry. She ...
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ReviewC. Matthews: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto no.2; Cortège
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Two string concertos by one of today’s leading British composers Musicians: Leila Josefowicz (violin) Anssi Karttunen (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen, Rumon Gamba; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly Composer: Colin Matthews ...