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Rebecca Koopmans

Bassoon

Professional Orchestral Freelance


BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
Gascoigne Orchestra (Grange Park Opera)
Glyndebourne Sinfonia (formerly GTO)
Hallé Orchestra
London Concert Orchestra
London Mozart Players
London Symphony Orchestra (contrabassoon trial 2022/23)
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (2nd/contra trial 2024/25)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Opera Orchestra
Sinfonia of London
* doubling on contrabassoon

Chamber Music
East London Music Group
Marryat Players Chamber Music Festival

Session/Recording Work
Isobel Griffiths Ltd
London Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonia of London

Awards and Scholarships
Royal College of Music Solo Woodwind Competition: Bassoon Prize
(performing on both bassoon and contrabassoon)
Leopold de Rothschild Scholar (RCM scholar)
Robert McFadzean Whyte Award Holder (RCM scholar)
Drake Calleja Trust (lead scholar)

Education
Royal College of Music, London (Master of Performance)
AIMS festival, (teacher - Miriam Gussek)
British Isles International Music Festival (teacher - Martin Gatt)

Teachers
Joost Bosdijk • Sarah Burnett • Martin Gatt • Miriam Gussek • Emma Selby 
Martin Field (contrabassoon) • Dominic Morgan (contrabassoon)

Outreach
contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
4th*, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
2nd, contrabassoon
2nd, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon



contrabassoon
contrabassoon


2nd*, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon


2019

2018-19
2017-18
2018-19


2017-19
2018
2016
LSO Discovery
ABC Concerts (Southampton) – performer in concerts for babies and toddlers
Croydon Music Service Soundstart scheme assistant tutor – large group tuition of musical instruments in schools


 



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Instruments
Bassoon, Contrabassoon