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John Smart
Violin
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
- City of London Sinfonia
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- European Union Chamber Orchestra (co-principal 2nd violin)
- London Mozart Players
- English Sinfonia
- Apollo Chamber Orchestra
- Corelli Orchestra (period instruments)
- English Touring Opera
- Kings Chamber Orchestra
- London Concertante
- London Musical Arts Chamber Orchestra (period and modern instruments)
- Southern Sinfonia
- Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Full-time contract Tutti 1st Violins (1992 – 1994)
COMMERCIAL/SESSION WORK
- Pop/Jazz: Paul McCartney, Travis, Suede, Courtney Pine, Incognito, Mel B, Divine Comedy, Another Level and Big Brovaz
- TV/Film: Sessions for BBC and Channel 4 - including 3 series of League of Gentlemen, leader for quartet soundtrack for Channel 4’s ‘Edwardian House’ series, and film sessions.
SOLO/CHAMBER EXPERIENCE
Solo
Professional
- Bach E major Violin Concerto (Barn Sinfonietta)
- Bach concerto for oboe and violin (Corelli Orchestra)
Amateur
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 (Mid Somerset orchestra)
- Dvorak Romance (Wells Cathedral School Chamber Orchestra)
String Quartet
Leader of numerous string quartets for concerts and recordings including
- Recording of Schubert’s Quartetsatz for Swedish Radio
- Concert at the Purcell Room
- Recitals at the Bergen International Festival
- Member of the Hill String Quartet for 2 years whilst at college
- receiving regular coaching from the Takacs String Quartet
| EDUCATION | |
|---|---|
| 1980 – 1986 1986 – 1991 | Wells Cathedral School: Specialist Musician Teacher: Patricia Knight. Regular masterclasses with Yfrah Neaman Guildhall School of Music and Drama AGSM and Advanced Solo Studies Course Professors: John Glickman and Detlef Hahn |
| 1994 – 1995 | Manhattan School of Music, New York Professor: Albert Markov |
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Instruments
Violin
