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Eilidh Gillespie

Flute

Principal Flute at Scottish Opera

Other Orchestral Work

  • Guest Principal Flute
  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • Birmingham Royal Ballet
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Opera North
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Royal Northern Sinfonia
  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  • RTE Concert Orchestra
  • Scottish Ballet
  • Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Other freelance orchestral work (Piccolo / Alto flute / 2nd flute)

  • Aurora Orchestra
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • London Chamber Orchestra
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Philharmonia Orchestra

Previous Positions

  • Royal Northern Sinfonia - Principal Flute No.2 (2013 - 2019)
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Sub-Principal Flute (2011-2013)
  • Hong Kong Sinfonietta – Principal Flute (2004 – 2008)

Trials

  • Scottish Ballet - Principal Flute 2022
  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Flute 2017
  • Birmingham Royal Ballet - Principal Flute 2015
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Principal Flute 2011-12
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Piccolo 201
  • London Symphony Orchestra - 2nd Flute 2008- 09
  • BBC Concert Orchestra - Principal Piccolo 2008-09
  • RTE Concert Orchestra - Principal Flute 2008-09

Chamber Music / Solo work

  • Royal Northern Sinfonia - regular chamber and solo performances
  • Claremont Ensemble
  • Ensemble 10/10
  • Ensemble 360
  • Hong Kong Sinfonietta – concertos
  • Guest performances with Liverpool String Quartet
  • Guest performances with Grainger Quartet

Qualifications

  • Royal College of Music - PGDip in Advanced Performance Distinction (2004)
  • Edinburgh University - BMus (Hons) 1st Class honours (2002)

Teachers: 

Simon Channing
Paul Edmund Davies 
Jaime Martin 
David Nicholson
Stewart McIlwham (Piccolo)
Rachel Brown (Baroque Flute)
Celia Chambers (Orchestral Training) 


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Instruments
Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo