Luke Whitehead

Contrabassoon

Orchestral

Posts/Contracts Held

Philharmonia - Principal Contrabassoon since 2011
Orquesta Filharmonica de Santiago, Chile (2008) - Principal Contrabassoon
Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Portugal (short term contract, 2001) - Principal Contrabassoon

Trials

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Contrabassoon (CURRENT)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia – 2^nd Bassoon/ Contrabassoon (CURRENT)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Principal Contrabassoon
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Contrabassoon
Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra - Principal
Ulster Orchestra - 2^nd

Freelance

Philharmonia Orchestra - Contra • Bassoon
Opera North - Bassoon • Contra (1st call Contrabassoon since 2005)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Bassoon inc. Guest Principal • Contra
BBC Philharmonic - Bassoon • Contra
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Bassoon • Contra
Halle - Bassoon • Contra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Contra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Contra
Northern Sinfonia - Contra
Manchester Camerata - Bassoon inc. Guest principal • Contra
Northern Chamber Orchestra - Bassoon inc. Guest principal
Welsh National Opera - Bassoon
Northern Ballet Theatre - Bassoon inc. Guest principal
London Chamber Orchestra - Contra

Solo and Chamber

Solo performance – John Casken's “Blue Medusa” for Bassoon and Piano,
broadcast for BBC Proms 2004 “composer portait”
Solo and chamber recitals in North of England
London Concertante - Chamber concerts
Royal Liverpool Phiharmonic's Ensemble 10:10 - BBC Broadcast
including Janacek “Mladi”, and Stravinsky “A Soldier's Tale”
Philharmonia's Music of Today series - UK Premiere of Helen Grime's “Concerto for Clarinet and Ensemble”

Education

Royal Northern College of Music - PGDip performance (2003 – 2004)
Royal Northern College of Music - BMus Hons (1999 – 2003)

Professors: Edward Warren • Alan Pendlebury • Meyrick Alexander • Peter Wesley • Nicholas Lander (Contra)
Further masterclasses and lessons with:
Stefano Canuti • Klauss Thunemann • Valery Popov • Gustavo Nunez • John Orford

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Instruments
Contrabassoon, Bassoon