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Yuri Kalnits

Violin

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www.yurikalnits.co.uk

Guest Leading

  • Ulster Orchestra
  • Singapore Symphony Orchestra (concertmaster trial)
  • Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra - Sweden (concertmaster trial)
  • Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt - Germany
  • Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias - Spain
  • English Symphony Orchestra
  • Scottish Ballet Orchestra
  • Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Orchestra Leonore - Italy
  • St Petersburg Ballet Theatre
  • Ljubljana International Orchestra - Slovenia
  • London Soloists Chamber Orchestra
  • Neue Philharmonie Köln - Germany
  • Arpeggione Orchestra - Austria

First Violin Section

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • City of London Sinfonia
  • London Mozart Players (trial for no. 3)
  • Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (incl. co-leader)
  • London Concert Orchestra (incl. co-leader)
  • Northern Ballet Sinfonia
  • Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (2nd concertmaster)
  • Mahler Chamber Orchestra
  • RTE National Symphony Orchestra
  • Covent Garden Soloists
  • Ensemble Ricercata de Paris

Sessions/Commercial

  • Isobel Griffith Ltd
  • Cool Music
  • Hilary Skewes
  • English Session Orchestra
  • Sylvia Addison
  • Maurice Cambridge
  • Colin Sheen
  • Doina Ltd

Films/TV - Violin Solos

  • Foso - Nainita Desai (2024)
  • McDonald & Dodds - Blair Mowat (ITV) 2020
  • Class - Blair Mowat (BBC) 2016-17
  • The Paradise Season 2 - Maurizio Malagnini (BBC) 2012
  • Love of my Life - Enrica Sciandrone 2013
  • Birthday Gift - Blair Mowat 2013

West End Shows

  • Phantom of the Opera (deputy)
  • Les Misérables (deputy)
  • Wicked (deputy)
  • Oliver (deputy)
  • Miss Saigon (deputy)
  • Hamilton (deputy)
  • Chess on Tour 2018 - Denmark (leader)

Chamber

  • ChamberMusicBox - Artistic Director (since 2016)
  • Erato Piano Trio - Member (2009-2016)
  • Lalique Piano Trio (current)
  • Edinburgh String Quartet (trial for 1st violin)
  • Festival invitations include: Pharos Chamber Music Festival (Cyprus) | Waterford International Music Festival (Ireland) | Enescu Festival (Romania) | Festival International Ciudad de Ubeda (Spain) | Irina Kandinskaya and Friends (Russia) | Festivals Musicales Internationales Guil-Durance (France) | Ljubljana International Music Festival (Slovenia)

Solo

  • Recitals include:
    • Lincoln Centre
    • Purcell Room
    • Barbican
    • Kings Place
    • Small Hall of Moscow Conservatoire
    • Suntory Hall
    • Hong Kong Chamber Music Society
    • Cziffra Foundation Festival
  • Concertos with:
    • London Festival Orchestra
    • Mozart Festival Orchestra
    • London Soloists Chamber Orchestra
    • Arpeggione Chamber Orchestra
    • Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra
    • Kazan Chamber Orchestra ‘La Primavera’
    • Minsk Symphony Orchestra
    • Neue Philharmonie Köln

Recording

  • Prokofiev by Arrangement | Toccata Classics | 2019
  • Weinberg - Complete Works for Violin and Piano | Toccata Classics | 2010/2013/2021/2023
  • Charles O’Brien - Complete Chamber Music Vol. 1 | Toccata Classics | 2018
  • David Braid - Chamber Works | Toccata Classics | 2012

Awards

  • Diapason d’Or for Weinberg recordings Vol. 1 & 2 (May 2011/September 2014)
  • Web Concert Hall Competition (USA)
  • Cziffra Foundation Competition (France)
  • KPMG/Martin Musical Scholarship
  • Barthel Prize (Concordia Foundation)
  • Yehudi Menuhin Award (Sudborough Foundation)
  • Bromsgrove Music Festival
  • Watford Music Festival
  • Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Scholarship (RCM)

Education

  • Trinity College of Music 2001 - 2003
  • Guildhall School of Music 1997 - 1999
  • Royal College of Music 1992 - 1997
  • Gnessin Music School for Gifted Children 1982 - 1992
  • Moscow Central Music School 1981 - 1982

     Teachers: Vasko Vassiliev | Yfrah Neiman | Itzhak Rashkovsky | Irina Svetlova | Galina Turchaninova

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Instruments
Violin, Remote Recording