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Léonie Adams
Cello
WebsitePROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL - Freelance
Principal
- Scottish Opera (Section Principal Trial)
- Northern Ballet Sinfonia (No.2 Trial)
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria
- London Contemporary Orchestra
- London Concertante
- Manchester Camerata
- Orchestra of the Swan
- Symphonic Ibiza (including soloist)
- Castle Ward Opera NI (including live Radio 3 broadcast)
Co-Principal (No.2)
- Royal Opera House
- Philharmonia
- English National Opera
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (including Principal for double orchestra, No.3 Trial)
- Britten Sinfonia (including soloist for Strauss Metamorphosen)
- Royal Ballet Sinfonia
- Opera North (Trial)
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (including Principal for education concerts)
- Orchestra of St John’s
- Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
- London Concert Orchestra
Sub-Principal (No. 3)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (including Principal for education concerts)
- City of London Sinfonia
- RTÉ Concert Orchestra
- Opera Ireland
No.4 or televised
- London Philharmonic Orchestra (Proms & No.4)
- Welsh National Opera (No.4)
- Royal Northern Sinfonia (No.4)
- BBC Symphony Orchestra (Proms including First Night – live BBC broadcasts TV & radio)
Tutti
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Ulster Orchestra
- CBSO
- Glyndebourne Touring Orchestra
THEATRE
- "Lion King" – West End Deputy (2014 – current)
- “Cinderella” Andrew Lloyd Webber – West End Deputy (2021 – show closure)
- “The Light Princess” by Tori Amos – National Theatre Sept 13-Feb14 (Cello Chair)
- “Why the Whales Came” by Michael Morpurgo – Birmingham Stage Company Nov 08- Jan 09 (Cello Chair - solo ‘cello with electro acoustics)
CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO
- The Dionysus Ensemble – RPS award winner 2021, Ensemble in Association: The Commonwealth Resounds!
- Performance and/or outreach projects for: Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, Mayor of London, Commonwealth Secretariat, Jesuit Missions, HomeSlough
- World premiere recordings of: John Joubert, William Herschel, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Seonaid Aitken
- International radio & TV broadcast including on: BBC World Service, India’s? WION TV, Caribbean Media Corporation BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, ABC Classic, RNZ Concert, RTÉ Lyric FM, SABC
- The Blyth Ensemble - ‘Nous Repertories Musica XXI’ Festival Barcelona – Soloist
- British Council duo concert tour (New Zealand) – including live broadcast on Radio NZ
- Soloist at Buckingham Palace for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- Bach Suite No.2 - Lockerbie ‘Ten Year Act of Remembrance’, Westminster Abbey/BBC live broadcast
EDUCATION OUTREACH, ORCHESTRAL & CHAMBER COACHING
- Workshop Leader:
- Orchestra of the Swan
- Ledbury Poetry Festival
- Three Choirs Festival
- Christchurch Earthquake Relief Music Workshops (NZ)
- The Dionysus Ensemble
- Education Outreach concerts and workshops:
- Philharmonia
- English National Opera
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- City of London Sinfonia
- London Philharmonic Orchestra: including Watergate Special Needs School & ‘Cello Tutor for “Have a Go” days
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance - ‘Cello orchestral tutor (including sectionals) from 2019
- Goldsmiths, University of London – Visiting ‘Cello professor 2014-17
- Royal College of Music - Guest panel lecturer 2023
- Resource Productions – Guest lecturer 2024
EDUCATION
- Moscow – 2000 (Igor Sitnikov)
- RCM - BMus(Hons) 2000-2004
- RAM (Scholar) – PGDip 2005-2007
- Encuentro de Musica y Academia, Santander (Scholar) – Natalia Gutman, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi – 2006
- Toronto Summer Music Festival and Academy (Scholar) – Janos Starker - 2007
- Lake District Summer Music (Scholar) – Colin Carr (2002) Steven Doane (2003) Frans Helmerson (2005)
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