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Louise Bevan

Violin

Orchestral Experience:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (trial)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Carl Rosa Opera Orchestra *
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
City of London Sinfonia
Glyndebourne Sinfonia
Grange Park Opera Orchestra *
English Symphony Orchestra
English Sinfonia
English Touring Opera +
London Concert Orchestra *
London Festival Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra *+
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (trial)
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra (trial)
Recording sessions with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra.
(* = principal work; + = sub-principal)

Chamber Music:
Archaeus String Quartet (former member 2011-2014)
Manor House String Quartet (UK sessions and concerts including St Martin-in-the-Fields
and Cadogan Hall, 2 CD recordings aired on Classic FM).
Recitals for Wrigglers (Co-founder, writer and director) - sellout performances at Adelaide
Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton International Festival since 2014.

Professional Qualifications:
Dip.TCL (Merit), Trinity College of Music, 1991 – 1995.
PG Cert. Performance, Trinity College of Music, 1995 – 1997.
BA (Hons), 2:2, History, The Open University, 2010-2017.
Teachers: Michael Bochmann, Ann Hooley, Patricia Calnan, Sophie Langdon.

Awards/Scholarships:
Aberystwyth Festival (Chamber Music 1993)
Mehroo and Byram Jeejeebhoy Prize for Violin Studies (TCM 1994)
Violet Wright Scholarship for Violin Tuition (TCM 1994)
Dartington International Summer School (String Quartet 1994, 1995 and Orchestra 1996)
Post-Graduate Scholarship (TCM 1995-6)
Alfred Gibson Memorial Prize for Violin Studies (TCM 1995)
Ian Karten Charitable Trust Award for Further Education (1995)
Founders Prize (TCM 1996)
ABBA the Show (European tours 2005-2011)
Marianne Dreams (Almeida Theatre 2007-8)
The Thief of Baghdad (Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre 2008-9)
Royal Shakespeare Company:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2009)
King Lear (2005)
Taming of the Shrew (2004)
Taming of the Shrew (2009 - doubling mandolin)
The Comedy of Errors (2006)
The Comedy of Errors (UK tour 2007)
The Tempest (2007 - doubling viola and electric violin)
The Tempest (2012)
The Tamer Tamed (2004)

Solo Appearances:
Finalist in BBC Young Musicians’ Platform (1990)
Bach Double Violin Concerto (with Nona Liddell)
Beethoven Violin Concerto - Bournemouth Winter Gardens
Dvorak Romance in F op.11
Tucapsky Adagio Serio - World Premiere
Tucapsky Violin Concerto
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending – St John’s Smith Square (BBC relay), Norwich
Festival, Swanage Festival.
Sessions: Air Edel, BBC Television, Boyzone, Marianne Faithfull, Gabrielle, Isobel
Griffiths, Telstar, Universal, Kanye West, Robbie Williams.

Professional Qualifications:
Dip.TCL (Merit), Trinity College of Music, 1991 – 1995.
PG Cert. Performance, Trinity College of Music, 1995 – 1997.
BA (Hons), 2:2, History, The Open University, 2010-2017.
Teachers: Michael Bochmann, Ann Hooley, Patricia Calnan, Sophie Langdon.
Awards/Scholarships:
Aberystwyth Festival (Chamber Music 1993)
Mehroo and Byram Jeejeebhoy Prize for Violin Studies (TCM 1994)
Violet Wright Scholarship for Violin Tuition (TCM 1994)
Dartington International Summer School (String Quartet 1994, 1995 and Orchestra 1996)
Post-Graduate Scholarship (TCM 1995-6)
Alfred Gibson Memorial Prize for Violin Studies (TCM 1995)
Ian Karten Charitable Trust Award for Further Education (1995)
Founders Prize (TCM 1996)
Dip.TCL (Merit), Trinity College of Music, 1991 – 1995.
PG Cert. Performance, Trinity College of Music, 1995 – 1997.
BA (Hons), 2:2, History, The Open University, 2010-2017.
Teachers: Michael Bochmann, Ann Hooley, Patricia Calnan, Sophie Langdon.

Awards/Scholarships:
Aberystwyth Festival (Chamber Music 1993)
Mehroo and Byram Jeejeebhoy Prize for Violin Studies (TCM 1994)
Violet Wright Scholarship for Violin Tuition (TCM 1994)
Dartington International Summer School (String Quartet 1994, 1995 and Orchestra 1996)
Post-Graduate Scholarship (TCM 1995-6)
Alfred Gibson Memorial Prize for Violin Studies (TCM 1995)
Ian Karten Charitable Trust Award for Further Education (1995)
Founders Prize (TCM 1996)

Education work:
Orchestral with BSO, CBSO, ESO, Glyndebourne Sinfonia and SCO
Early Years Facilitator/WCET Slough Music Service 2020-2023
Private students (violin)

References:
Ann Hooley
Vaughan Jones

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Instruments
Violin