James Pillai

Horn

Professional Trials

• Welsh National Opera 3^rd Horn Trialist 2013-Present
• London Symphony Orchestra 3^rd Horn Trialist 2012-2013

Professional Orchestral Experience

                    • London Symphony Orchestra (3^rd Horn)
                    • Philharmonia Orchestra (Guest principal and 3^rd Horn)
                    • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
                    • London Philharmonic Orchestra (2^nd Horn)
                    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (3^rd Horn)
                    • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
                    • European Camerata (3^rd Horn)
                    • Royal Ballet Sinfonia (3^rd Horn)
                    • London Festival Orchestra
                    • London Orchestra de Camera
                    • Aurora Orchestra (Guest Principal)
                    • English Touring Opera (Guest Principal)
                    • Mid Wales Chamber Orchestra
                    • Isis ensemble (Guest Principal)

Commercial and Session Experience

• Dead Space 3 video game session
• Elysium Film session

Orchestral Training

                   • Castleton Festival Orchestra under Lorin Maazel, Section Principal, 2011
                   • RCM Symphony, Opera and Sinfonietta Orchestras, Section Principal 2009-2013
                   • Westminster Festival Orchestra, Sub Principal, 2011-Present
                   • Orion Orchestra 2011
                   • Orpheus Orchestra 2010
                   • London Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side Scheme 2011
                   • London Symphony Orchestra Outreach Work at Lords Cricket ground 2010
                   • CLIC Sergeant Symphony Orchestra, Section Principal, 2009-Present
                   • Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra 2009-2010
                   • Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra 2008-2010
                   • Camden Chamber Orchestra 2008-2010
                   • Sinfonia D’Amici, Section Principal, 2008-Present

Solo and Chamber

                  • Riverside Brass Quintet Founding Member 2010-Present
                  • Aurora Winds, Guest Principal 2012
                  • Oompah Brass Deputy
                  • Triumph Brass Quintet Deputy 2009-2010 (including tour to Trinidad and Tobago)
                  • RCM Wind Ensemble, Section Principal, 2010-Present
                  • RCM Brass Ensemble, Section Principal, 2009-Present
                  • Performed Mozart’s 4^th Horn Concerto with Sinfonia D’Amici (2012)
                  • Performed Richard Strauss’ 1^st Horn Concerto with Dame Alice Owens
                      Symphony Orchestra 2008
                  • Performed Schumann’s Konzertstuck with the Ealing Youth Orchestra and
                      Barnet Youth Orchestra, Section Principal

Education

2009 – 2013         Royal College of Music Scholar, Bmus(Hons). Principal study Horn under the
                           tuition of Simon Rayner, Nigel Black and John Ryan

2005 – 2008         Royal College of Music Junior Department under the tuition of Susan Dent

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Instruments
Horn