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Alicia Berendse

Violin

ORCHESTRAL TRIALS
  • 2023 Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sub-Principal 1st Violin
  • 2022 - 2023 English National Ballet, Assistant Principal 2nd
  • 2022 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Assistant Principal 2nd No. 2
  • 2019 – 2020 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sub-principal 2nd Violin No.4

ORCHESTRAL FREELANCE
  • 2022 - present National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Regular Guest Principal 2nd
  • 2022 – present English National Ballet, Guest Principal 2nd
  • 2022 – present BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tutti 1st
  • 2022 - present Royal Opera House, Tutti 2nd
  • 2022 - present Britten Sinfonia, Tutti 1st
  • 2022 – present London Mozart Players, 1st
  • 2021 – present English Chamber Orchestra, 1st & 2nd Violin
  • 2019 – present Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 2nd Violin
  • 2018 – present Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 1st Violin
  • 2018 – present Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, 1st Violin & 2nd Violin
  • 2018 – present Aurora Orchestra, 2nd Violin
  • 2017 – present London Chamber Orchestra, Tutti 1st Violin
  • 2017 - present Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Tutti 2nd & 1st Violin

SESSION WORK
  • 2023 - Isobel Griffiths Ltd
  • 2022 - present COOL Music Ltd
  • 2022 - present London Contemporary Orchestra
  • 2022 - present London Metropolitan Orchestra

CHAMBER MUSIC
  • Guest violinist for United Strings of Europe, 12 Ensemble and Her Ensemble
  • Member of the Behn Quartet including tours through the Netherlands, New Zealand and Italy.
  • Wigmore Hall Debut with Behn Quartet by Maisie Lewis Young Artists’ Fund,
  • Finalist at the Irene Steels Wilsing Competition in Heidelberg and Royal Overseas League London. Wigmore Hall
  • Masterclass Series, Taka? cs Quartet, livestream by Medici.tv,
  • Recitals with the Behn Quartet at String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam, West Cork Chamber Music Festival,
  • Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Southbank Centre, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, World Premiere, Sir Peter Maxwell
  • Davies ‘Movement for String Quartet’, St John’s Smith Square Memorial Concert. BBC Radio 3 live broadcast premiere. Recording for Linn Records with Behn Quartet, works by Stravinsky, conducted by Oliver Knussen
  • BBC Documentary performance of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ for 40th anniversary celebrations, and by invitation of Jim Beach, long-time manager of Queen

EDUCATION
  • Master of Arts (distinction) Royal Academy of Music 2014 – 2016)
  • Bachelor of Music in Performance, Conservatorium van Amsterdam (2010 – 2014)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
  • Help Musicians UK Grant towards Behn Quartet EP Recording
  • Kersjes String Quartet Stipend, presented at Concertgebouw Amsterdam
  • Associate Quartet at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Serena Nevill Prize, annually awarded to a young artist or composer who has shown exceptional promise
  • 1st Prize ‘Charles Hennen’ at Orlando Competition and Special Prize for best performance of new work
  • Yeomen of the Worshipful Company of Musicians
  • CAVATINA Chamber Music Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music
  • Scholarships by De Lancey & de la Hanty Foundation, VSB-Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

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Instruments
Violin, Remote Recording