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Méline Le Calvez

Clarinet

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Trials

  • Hallé: Principal Bass Clarinet, September 2025 - present
  • Welsh National Opera Orchestra: Sub-Principal Clarinet, June 2024 - December 2024
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Second Clarinet doubling Bass Clarinet, July 2022 - June 2024

Professional Orchestral Work

  • Royal Opera House Orchestra - Bass Clarinet
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Eflat Clarinet
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • London Symphony Orchestra - Bass Clarinet
  • English National Opera - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - 2nd clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Welsh National Opera Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Principal, 2nd, Bass Clarinet
  • Ulster Orchestra - Bass Clarinet
  • Opera North - Bass Clarinet
  • Birmingham Royal Ballet - 2nd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Chromatica Orchestra - Principal
  • Orchestra of St John's - Principal
  • London Concert Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet, Eflat Clarinet
  • Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra - 2nd Clarinet

Orchestral Training

  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Emerging Musicians Fellowship 2023/24
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra's Foyle Future Firsts 2022/23
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Pathway Scheme 2022/23

Chamber Music

  • Member of Mad Song and Iridescence Ensembles

Prizes

  • Royal College of Music Concerto Competition 1st Prize 2023: Strauss Duet Concertino with Francis Bushell, Sir Antonio Pappano and RCM Symphony Orchestra, Jan. 2024
  • Royal College of Music Contemporary Competition Winner 2023
  • Royal College of Music Woodwind and Clarinet Prizes Winner 2022

TEACHING AND OUTREACH

  • Deputy Teacher at RCM Junior Department and London Youth Conservatoire
  • LPO Crisis Creates, OrchLab, Open Sound Ensemble, Overture Days, FUNharmonics workshops
  • Music for Autism with Orchestra St Johns
  • Music-Making in Hospital in Caen (Fr)

EDUCATION

  • Royal College of Music, 2019 - 2023 : Bachelor of Music (1st) and Master of Performance (DI), Professors : Peter Sparks, Richard Hosford, Tim Lines, Paul Richard, Marie Lloyd, Colin Lawson
    Scholarships : Sir Peter and Lady Walters Soirée d'or Award Holder, 2019 - 2021 ; Big Give Award, 2021 - 2023
  • Paris Regional Conservatoire, 2015 - 2019, Professors : Paul Meyer, Vincent Penot, Florent Héau

REFEREES

  • Peter Sparks
  • Richard Hosford

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Instruments
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Horn, Classical Clarinet, Eb Clarinet