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Claire Newton

Viola

ORCHESTRAL TRIALS
  • Royal Opera House, 2024+
  • English National Opera, Co-Principal 2019 - 2020
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales, No.3
  • Philharmonia Orchestra 2018 - 2019
  • City of London Sinfonia, No.3 2016
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Co-Principal 2015
  • The Hallé, No.3 2015
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2014 - 2015
  • Welsh National Opera 2014   

PROFESSIONAL FREELANCE
  • English National Opera - Principal & Co-Principal
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Co-Principal
  • Royal Opera House
  • Chamber Orchestra of London (COOL)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • London Mozart Players
  • City of London Sinfonia No.3 & Principal
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Principal & Co-Principal
  • RTÉ - Guest Principal
  • The Hallé - No.3
  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Opera North
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
  • Manchester Camerata
  • Welsh National Opera
  • Trafalgar Sinfonia- Principal
  • Le Cercle de L’Harmonie
  • Marylebone Camerata
  • Goldfrapp, ‘Manchester International Festival’ - Principal
  • Northern Chamber Orchestra

SESSIONS
  • Cool Music

CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO
  • Member of the Alkyona Quartet 2022+
      - RCM Chamber Music Fellows
      - Artists in residence, Leighton House
      - Mentored by Simon Rowland-Jones
      - Huygens Festival
      - Litchfield Festival
  • North York Moors Chamber Music Festival 2022
  • Member of the Vuillaume Quartet 2013 - 2015
      - West Cork Chamber Music Festival
      - Recitals at St Martin in the Fields, Lauderdale House, Colston Hall Bristol, Drapers Hall, RAM
      - Davey Posnanski Scheme, mentored by Richard Ireland
      - Elias Fawcett Prize - Winners
      - Wolfe Wolfinsohn Prize - Very Highly Commended
      - Masterclasses with Richard Ireland & James Ehnes
  • City of London Sinfonia ‘L’Chaim’ projects in care homes and hospitals
  • Manson Ensemble alongside London Sinfonietta
  • Brodsky Quartet at Kings Place
  • Solo Recitals at Charlton House and The Castle, Wellingborough

TRAINING
  • London Sinfonietta Academy Players ‘Musicians of tomorrow’
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/RNCM Professional Experience Scheme
  • Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloists recording for Linn Records
  • Nash Ensemble side by side

AWARDS
  • Royal Academy of Music Sidney Griller Prize 2015
  • Royal Academy of Music Sir John Barbirolli Prize 2014
  • Stephen Bell Charitable Trust Award 2013 & 2014
  • Help Musicians UK Postgraduate Performance Award 2013 & 2014
  • ABRSM Scholarship for Post Graduate Study at the Royal Academy of Music 2013 - 2015
  • Countess of Munster Postgraduate study award 2013
  • Craxton Memorial Trust Award 2013
  • First place in RNCM’s Viola Prize winner of the RNCM Cecil Aronowitz Prize 2013

EDUCATION
  • Royal Academy of Music - MA Distinction, DipRAM 2013 - 2015
  • Royal Northern College of Music - BMus 1st Class Honours 2007 - 2013
  • Teachers: Martin Outram, Dr Louise Lansdown, Graham Oppenheimer

REFEREES
  • Jo Cole
  • Martin Outram



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Instruments
Viola