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Robin Ashwell
Viola
SESSIONS
Cool Music
Hilary Skewes Ltd (Buick Productions)
London Metropolitan Orchestra
English Session Orchestra
Justin Pearson
Films include: Harry Potter VII, Brave, The Awakening, Everybody’s Fine, Love’s Kitchen
Howard Goodall’s Story of Music
Albums include: Paul McCartney, Rox, Rhydian, Karl Jenkins, The Hours
Adverts include: Guinness, P&O, Thomson
ORCHESTRAL
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
London Chamber Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
European Union Baroque Orchestra - principal
CHAMBER MUSIC
Sacconi Quartet – Founder Member (2001 - )
- Recitals throughout UK and Europe, including: Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Cheltenham Festival, Buxton Festival, Aldeburgh Music, Queens Hall Edinburgh
- Vienna Musikverein, Amsterdam Muziekgebouw, Madrid Auditorio Nacional de Música
- Regular broadcasts on Radio 3 and Classic FM, live and recorded
- CDs on Sacconi Records, Naxos, Signum and Champs Hill Records
- Premieres by Gyorgy Kurtag, John McCabe, John Metcalf, Alun Hoddinott, Graham Fitkin, Paul Patterson, Gwilym Simcock, Tim Garland, Robin Holloway, Stephen Deazley
CONCERTOS
Walton Viola Concerto
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Elis Pehkonen Viola Concerto
TEACHING AND CHAMBER/ORCHSTRAL COACHING
Royal College of Music
Imperial College, London – Ensemble in Residence
MusicFest Aberystwyth
Chetham’s School of Music
Wigmore Hall String Quartet Masterclasses
2008-09
2008 to present
2009
2008
Sevenoaks School
RNCM Masterclass
Royal College of Music, Junior Dept - Deputy List
Viola tutor, MusicFest Aberystwyth
Private students
2010
2009 to present
2008 to present
2003 to present
EDUCATION
International Musicians’ Seminar and masterclasses in London - 2006-2011
Quartet studies with Gabor Takacs-Nagy and Ferenc Rados
Royal College of Music PG Diploma in Advanced Performance - 2002-2003
Teachers: Andriy Viytovych and Annette Isserlis
Royal College of Music PG Diploma in Performance with Distinction - 2001-2002
Teachers: Andriy Viytovych and Annette Isserlis
Royal College of Music BMus(Hons) First Class - 1997-2001
Teachers: Ian Jewel, Jan Schlapp and Catherine Mackintosh
PRIZES
London International String Quartet Competition, triple prize winners - 2006
Trondheim International String Quartet Competition, First Prize - 2005
Tagore Gold Medal (RCM) - 2003
Cecil Aronowitz Prize (RCM) - 2002
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Instruments
Viola, Violin
Ensembles
Sacconi Quartet