Sophia Tennant

Violin

Professional Orchestral Experience

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (regular First Violin extra player from October 2006)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra of the Swan
Musical Associates (UK) Ltd
Royal Orchestral Society - Leader
Universal Film Orchestra - Principal Second Violin
Britten-Pears Orchestra - Principal & Solo Second Violin and No 3 First Violin
International Music Festival Orchestra, Aberystwyth 2004 - Leader

Chamber Orchestras

Royal Northern Sinfonia
London Soloists' Chamber Orchestra
Composers’ Ensemble
Manning Camerata
Sinfonia Verdi
Southern Pro Musica - including No.2 First Violin
Trafalgar Sinfonia
Brandenburg Sinfonia
English Festival Orchestra
City of London Chamber Orchestra
New Mozart Orchestra
New London Sinfonia
Thames Sinfonia
W11 Opera for Children and Young People

Education Work

Royal Opera House Orchestra Education

Sessions

Royal Opera House for BBC, EMI and 'In House'
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ocean Bloem Productions (pop)
We Write Music Ltd.
SCRT Music

Pop & Theatre Work

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, solo violin and piano at the Royal National Theatre
The Famous Five No. 1 National Tour, solo violin, Hallmark Theatre Ltd
Top of the Pops
Mike Smith Orchestra - Big Band

Concertos:

Beethoven Triple Concerto with Adrian Bradbury ('cello) and Zoe Solomon (piano) at St Botolph's Music Society, Colchester (October 2002)
Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins, violin soloist, International Music Festival, Aberystwyth

Solo and Chamber Music Performances:

Brahms Horn Trio Op. 40 with Richard Bassett (horn) and Tony Sellors (piano) at Burg Wildshut near Salzburg, Austria and at Burnham Westgate Hall, Norfolk
Wieniawski's Polonaise de concert Op. 4 with Elena Ten (piano) at Mozarteum University, Salzburg
Ravel's Introduction and Allegro with Royal Opera House Orchestra section principals Marina Finnamore (clarinet), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Margaret Campbell (flute), Andriy Viytovych (viola), first violinist Ailsa Hunter and sub-principal Mary Mundy ('cello) at Bradfield Festival
String Trio and Flute Quartet with Catherine Wilmers (cello), Emma Halnan (flute) and Joe Bronstein (viola) at Radwell Church, Hertfordshire
Chamber Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in An Evening with Sir John Tomlinson including Siegried Idyll at Ardingly ArtsFest, Ardingly College, Sussex
Ballet Gala: Britten Theatre, RCM, Duo with Henry Roche (piano)
Piano Trio with Oliver Davies (piano) and Oliver Gledhill ('cello) at Bignor Park, West Sussex
String Quartet with George Hlawiczka (violin), Claire Maynard (viola) and Oliver Gledhill ('cello) at John Murray, Publishers, 50 Albemarle Street, London
String Quartet: Recital venues include The British Museum and St Margaret's Church, Westminster.
Violin and Piano recitals: St Botolph's Music Society, Colchester - 6th International Piano Festival; Gray's Inn, WC1; Epping Music Society; St Mark's Church, London NW8.
Recital repertoire includes: Ysaye Sonata No 3 Ballade; Bloch Nigun No 2 from Baal Shem; Bach Prelude and Gavotte from Partita III; Dvorak Terzetto.
Soprano, Violin & Piano Trios: Concert venues include Burgh House, Hampstead and London Churches.
Workshop: Solo Violin for Opera Group supported by ROH2, Opera Genesis at the Royal Opera House, April 2007.

EDUCATION

Magdalen College, Oxford (MA Hons) Music. Postgraduate violin studies.

Prizes and Awards

Diploma from Mozarteum University International Summer Academy, Salzburg: Masterclass Course with Igor Petrushevski, July 2015
Prizewinner in 1994 International Chamber Music Festival in Entrecasteaux.

Teachers

Igor Petrushevski and Howard Davis: postgraduate studies; Emanuel Hurwitz; Michael Bochmann.

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Instruments
Violin