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Sophie Ryan

Violin

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE 

Previous position held:

  • European Union Chamber Orchestra – Co-principal 2nd Violin (member 2004 - 2010)
  • Soloists of The European Union Chamber Orchestra

Freelance Orchestral Experience (classical-most recent first)

  • Philharmonia – Guest Principal 2nd violin, Garsington Opera (2022)
  • London Chamber Orchestra (2021 onwards) – 1 st Violins
  • London Mozart Players – 1 st Violins
  • RPO – 1 st Violins
  • London Concert Orchestra - 1 st violins
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Guest Principal Second Violin (2011)
  • RTE National Symphony Orchestra – Guest Principal and No.2 Second Violin (since 2008)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • City of London Sinfonia
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Aurora Orchestra
  • English Sinfonia
  • Irish Chamber Orchestra
  • RPO Concert Orchestra
  • Britten Sinfonia
  • Chroma
  • New London Orchestra
  • New London Soloists Orchestra
  • St Endellion Festival Orchestra (conductor Richard Hickox) – Co Leader & Principal Second Violin 

WEST END SHOWS 

Previous positions held:

  • Sweeney Todd (Adelphi Theatre, 2012) – violin (sitting up to lead as required)
  • Lend Me A Tenor (Gielgud Theatre, 2011) – violin / mandolin (sitting up to lead as required) 

West End depping work

  • Les Misérables (Leader)
  • Guys and Dolls (Leader)
  • Lord of the Rings (Leader)
  • Ghost (Leader)
  • Spamalot (solo violin part)
  • Flashdance (solo violin part)
  • Miss Saigon
  • Top Hat
  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Carousel
  • Sister Act
  • Wizard of Oz 

WEST End Cast Albums

  • Sweeney Todd – 2012 London Cast Recording (Imelda Staunton/Michael Ball)
  • Lend Me a Tenor – Original Cast Recording
  • Lord of the Rings – Original Cast Recording
  • Sound Of Music – London Palladium Cast Recording
  • Lover Never Dies – Original Cast Recording 

Live Gigs (non classical)

  • Heritage Orchestra – Ibiza Classics Albums and Tours (Pete Tong) – Goldie - Jane Birkin - Richard Ashcroft - Anna Calvi
  • Bafta’s – Shirley Bassey
  • Brit Awards – 2017 Coldplay & 2015 Sam Smith
  • Barbra Streisand - Live at the 02
  • Michael Buble - Live at the 02
  • Heritage Orchestra – ‘Live Transmission - Joy Division Reworked’ Tour
  • ‘Cabaret of Souls’ – Richard Thompson/Meltdown Festival, RFH
  • ‘Faster than Sound’/Brainwaves Project – (Mira Calix & Anna Meredith) Snape Maltings/Barbican 

SESSIONS

  • Isobel Griffiths
  • Sylvia Addison – Music Solutions
  • London Musicians Limited
  • George Hamer
  • Millennia Strings
  • Roz Colls 

TELEVISION WORK 

Played in the live house band for all of the Andrew Lloyd Webber BBC talent search shows (Sylvia Addison):

  • How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria BBC 1
  • Any Dream Will Do, BBC 1
  • I’d Do Anything, BBC 1
  • Over the Rainbow, BBC 1
  • Your Country Needs You, BBC 1 Other TV appearances
  • Endeavor - ITV
  • X Factor
  • Strictly Come Dancing
  • The One Show
  • Top of the Pops 

EDUCATION

  • Royal College of Music – BMus (Hons) 

SOHO STRINGS

  • Works at Soho Strings as a violinist, writer and producer 

      www.sohostrings.com 

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Instruments
Violin