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Sophie Langdon
Violin
One of Britain's leading violinists
“Sophie Langdon is a most gifted natural artist” Daily Telegraph
ORCHESTRAL LEADING
- Ulster Orchestra
- English Chamber Orchestra
- City of London Sinfonia
- London Mozart Players
- Brighton Philharmonic
- Bath Philharmonia
- Orchestra of St. John’s - Guest leading
- Merriman Concert Orchestra
- National Theatre – Candide – leader & solo violin
- Ambache Chamber Orchestra – Leader & director
- Academy of London
- Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
ORCHESTRAL
- CBSO - co-principal
- Ulster Orchestra - co-principal
- London Sinfonietta
- Composers’ Ensemble
SESSIONS
- London Metropolitan Orchestra
- London Musicians Orchestra
- Isobel Griffiths
- Anne Morfee
- Gavyn Wright
- London Telefilmonic Orchestra
- Films, TV, albums and jingles
ENSEMBLES
- Fourth Dimension String Quartet
- Lontano
- Music Projects
- The Composers’ Ensemble
- Trio Zingara
- Jeux
- Aquarius
- Bath Philharmonia Sextet
- Divertimenti
- Fibonacci Sequence
CONCERTO PERFORMANCES & RECORDINGS
- BBC Philharmonic - Ethyl Smyth concerto for Violin and Horn – Chandos CD
- BBC Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.2 – studio recording
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Holmboe Violin Concerto – studio recording
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Denisov Partita
- Berlin Radio Orchestra – Beethoven Triple Concerto
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Beethoven Triple Concerto
- Almeida Festival – Schnittke Violin Concerto No.4
- Spitalfields Festival – Kurt Weill Violin Concerto
- Brighton Festival – Berg Violin Concerto
- Berlin and Brighton Festival – Berg Chamber Concerto
- St John’s, Smith Square – Stravinsky Violin Concerto
DISCOGRAPHY
- Chandos – Ethyl Smyth Concerto for Violin and Horn
- ASV Goldmark string quartet and quintet – Fourth Dimension String Quartet
- “quartet playing of real distinction” – the Gramophone
- Naxos – two volumes of the complete violin and harp music by Spohr
- IMP – Mozart piano and oboe quartets – Ambache Chamber Ensemble
- Carlton Classics – Ferrenc nonet – Ambache Chamber Ensemble
TEACHING
- Royal Academy of Music – professor of violin (1990 - )
- Trinity College of Music – professor of violin (1982 – 1995)
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama Junior Department (1981-1986)
- Cranleigh School, Surrey – Head of Strings (2002 - )
- Chetham's School, Manchester (1988 – 1990)
- Menuhin School (1996 – 1997)
EDUCATION
- Royal Academy of Music – David Martin and Carmel Kaine
- Juilliard School, New York - Ivan Galamian and Jaime Laredo
- Curtis Institute, Philadelphia – Ivan Galamian and Jaime Laredo
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama – Gyorgy Pauk
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Instruments
Violin