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Thea Spiers
Violin
Positions held
• Opera North - 1st violin job-share (50%), including regularly sitting no.3 and no.4 2007 - 2015
Trials
• Northern Ballet Theatre – No. 3 1st Violin
• BBC Philharmonic – Tutti 2nd Violin
• Northern Ballet Theatre – Section Principal 2nd
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Tutti 2nd Violin
Freelance work • Philharmonia • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • BBC Philharmonic • BBC Symphony Orchestra • BBC Concert Orchestra • Northern Sinfonia • The Hallé • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra • BBC National Orchestra of Wales • Manchester Camerata • Brandenburg Sinfonia Orchestral Training • BBC Philharmonic Access Scheme, won by audition • RNCM Symphony and Chamber Orchestras – Leader Pop/Sessions/Other Genres • Tour with Last Shadow Puppets including BBC Electric Proms • Cool Music • Sam Smith • Irish fiddle for Fox searchlight film 'My Cousin Rachel' | • Belmont Ensemble • London Mozart Players • Welsh National Opera • Northern Ballet Theatre • English Touring Opera • Northern Chamber Orchestra • Viva : Orchestra of the East Midlands • Lancashire Sinfonietta • Clonter Opera (Leader) • London Metropolitan Orchestra • London Festival Opera • Tour and DVD with Sting • TV Recording with The Unthanks • Tour with Kate Rusby |
• Additional experience performing in a wide variety of non-classical genres, including traditional Irish, klezmer, gypsy, tango, bluegrass, old-time fiddle music, jazz and improvisation.
Solo • Bach Double Concerto with Shropshire Youth Orchestra • Bruch Violin Concerto with Shrewsbury School Orchestra on tour in Boston, USA • Kabalevsky Violin Concerto with Shropshire Sinfonia Education • Royal Northern College of Music: BMus (Hons) 1st Class Honours Teachers: Maciej Rakowski, Jacqueline Ross, Michael Seal & Katherine Hardman Awards & Prizes • DAAD Scholarship Holder for study in Germany • Norman George Violin Scholarship, RNCM - Finalist • Shropshire Young Musician of the Year - Winner | 1998 1998 1997 2000 - 2004 2004 2002 1997 |
Referees
• David Greed: Leader, Opera North
• Ben Holland: Leader of Viva, Orchestra of the East Midlands
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Instruments
Violin, Irish Folk Fiddle