Thea Spiers

Violin

Positions held
• Opera North - 1st violin job-share (50%), including regularly sitting no.3 and no.4 2007 - 2015

Trials
• Northern Ballet Theatre – No. 3 1st Violin
• BBC Philharmonic – Tutti 2^nd Violin
• Northern Ballet Theatre – Section Principal 2^nd
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Tutti 2^nd Violin

Freelance work • Philharmonia • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • BBC Philharmonic • BBC Symphony Orchestra • BBC Concert Orchestra • Northern Sinfonia • The Hallé • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra • BBC National Orchestra of Wales • Manchester Camerata • Brandenburg Sinfonia Orchestral Training • BBC Philharmonic Access Scheme, won by audition • RNCM Symphony and Chamber Orchestras – Leader Pop/Sessions/Other Genres • Tour with Last Shadow Puppets including BBC Electric Proms • Cool Music • Sam Smith • Irish fiddle for Fox searchlight film 'My Cousin Rachel'	• Belmont Ensemble • London Mozart Players • Welsh National Opera • Northern Ballet Theatre • English Touring Opera • Northern Chamber Orchestra • Viva : Orchestra of the East Midlands • Lancashire Sinfonietta • Clonter Opera (Leader) • London Metropolitan Orchestra • London Festival Opera • Tour and DVD with Sting • TV Recording with The Unthanks • Tour with Kate Rusby

Freelance work
• Philharmonia
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• BBC Philharmonic
• BBC Symphony Orchestra
• BBC Concert Orchestra
• Northern Sinfonia
• The Hallé
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales
• Manchester Camerata
• Brandenburg Sinfonia

Orchestral Training
• BBC Philharmonic Access Scheme, won by audition
• RNCM Symphony and Chamber Orchestras – Leader

Pop/Sessions/Other Genres
• Tour with Last Shadow Puppets including BBC Electric Proms
• Cool Music
• Sam Smith
• Irish fiddle for Fox searchlight film 'My Cousin Rachel'

• Belmont Ensemble
• London Mozart Players
• Welsh National Opera
• Northern Ballet Theatre
• English Touring Opera
• Northern Chamber Orchestra
• Viva : Orchestra of the East Midlands
• Lancashire Sinfonietta
• Clonter Opera (Leader)
• London Metropolitan Orchestra
• London Festival Opera

• Tour and DVD with Sting
• TV Recording with The Unthanks
• Tour with Kate Rusby

• Sessions for Richard Hawley, Brand New Heavies, Dwayne Eddy, Cherry Ghost
• Additional experience performing in a wide variety of non-classical genres, including traditional Irish, klezmer, gypsy, tango, bluegrass, old-time fiddle music, jazz and improvisation.

Solo • Bach Double Concerto with Shropshire Youth Orchestra • Bruch Violin Concerto with Shrewsbury School Orchestra on tour in Boston, USA • Kabalevsky Violin Concerto with Shropshire Sinfonia Education • Royal Northern College of Music: BMus (Hons) 1st Class Honours Teachers: Maciej Rakowski, Jacqueline Ross, Michael Seal & Katherine Hardman Awards & Prizes • DAAD Scholarship Holder for study in Germany • Norman George Violin Scholarship, RNCM - Finalist • Shropshire Young Musician of the Year - Winner	1998 1998 1997 2000 - 2004 2004 2002 1997

Solo
• Bach Double Concerto with Shropshire Youth Orchestra
• Bruch Violin Concerto with Shrewsbury School Orchestra on tour in Boston, USA
• Kabalevsky Violin Concerto with Shropshire Sinfonia

Education
• Royal Northern College of Music: BMus (Hons) 1st Class Honours
Teachers: Maciej Rakowski, Jacqueline Ross, Michael Seal & Katherine Hardman

Awards & Prizes
• DAAD Scholarship Holder for study in Germany
• Norman George Violin Scholarship, RNCM - Finalist
• Shropshire Young Musician of the Year - Winner

1998
1998
1997

2000 - 2004

2004
2002
1997

Referees
• David Greed: Leader, Opera North
• Ben Holland: Leader of Viva, Orchestra of the East Midlands

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Instruments
Violin, Irish Folk Fiddle