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Kirsty MacLeod
Violin
Education
Royal Academy of Music: Master of Art; Distinction 2017-2019
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Bachelor of Music with Honours; First Class 2013-2017
LRAM (Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music) 2013-2017
Music School of Douglas Academy 2011-2013
Positions Held
English National Ballet Philharmonic: Sub-Principal First Violin – current
Orchestral Work
BBC Symphony Orchestra (incl. tours of Germany and Japan)
BBC Concert Orchestra (incl. tour of China)
BBC Philharmonic
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Philharmonia
Manchester Camerata (incl. tour to Saudi Arabia)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (incl. tours to Austria and China)
English National Ballet - Guest Principal Second
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Extra List
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (incl. tours to Dubai)
Scottish Opera
Scottish Ballet
Orpheus Sinfonia
Piccadilly Sinfonietta – Guest Principal Second
Mozart Symphony Orchestra
London Concert Orchestra
Scottish Concert Orchestra
Heritage Orchestra
Paraorchestra
London Musical Theatre Orchestra
Janus Ensemble
Session/Commercial Work
Hilary Skewes
BEK Strings
Wired Strings
West End/tour deputy violin - Les Misérables, Cinderella, Guys and Dolls, Hamilton, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat
BBC
Music Creation Ltd
The Music Agency
Erland Cooper 2021 Tour - Solo Violin
Carrie Hope-Fletcher 2024 Tour - Solo Violin
ITV - 'This Morning’
-Live Commercial/TV/Radio
Brit Awards
ITV shows; ‘Starstruck,’ ’This Morning'
BBC Sport; Champions League Final
BBC Radio 3; Erland Cooper, Corran Quartet, BBC
Wimbledon
-Artists: Ed Sheeran, Lemar, Jamie Cullum, The Snuts, Adam Lambert, Anne-Marie, NSG, Mnelia, Nothing But Thieves, Evanescence, Erland Cooper. Marti Pellow, Father John Misty, Rufus Wainwright, Unknown T.
Orchestral Training
LSO: Recording Session; Pantomime for British Airways
Czech Philharmonic - Side by Side
Scottish Ensemble - Side by Side (co-principal)
Royal Academy Soloists Ensemble
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland (past leader)
Chamber Music
Corran Quartet founding member 2017-2021; Beethoven Cycle, London 2020 amongst other concerts; Performed live on BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune.’
Britten-Pears Young Artist 2021; Corran Quartet
Quartet in Residence at Music Cordiale in France, 2020
MacLeod Quartet: recitals include Rannoch Music Series; 2013-2017
Aquila Quartet - recitals include Glasgow Cathedral Festival & Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2013-2017
MacLeod-Dunsmore Duo: recitals include Westbourne Music Series; 2014 – present
Festivals and Music Series
Mendelssohn on Mull Festival with Chilingirian Quartet: 2016
Cantelina Music Festival: 2014
Festival MusicAlpe: Invited by Jacqueline Ross, 2014
Aberdeen International Youth Festival: 2013 & 2017
Glasgow Cathedral Festival
Prizes
Robert Highgate Prize for Violin in 2014 (RCS Internal)
Mabel Glover Prize as part of a string quartet in 2015
Thomas and Margaret Roddan Scholarship
Wolfson Scholarship
Donald Dewar Scholarship
Harrison-Frank Foundation
Other
Studied Baroque Violin at RAM
Second Study Piano RCS
Scottish Fiddle at RCS.
Co-Founder and business owner of function music company Dahlia Music.
Enhanced DBS.
References:
Available upon request
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