Leeds Symphony Orchestra
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Leeds Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest established orchestras in the United Kingdom dating back to 1890. It is a non-professional orchestra based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. There are 90 players in the orchestra, and Martin Binks has been the conductor since September 1970. Ten concerts a year are given at venues including Leeds, Knaresborough, Wetherby, Wakefield, Morley, Horsforth, and Ilkley.
[edit] Soloists
John McCabe (composer) piano
Marat Bisengaliev violin
Craig Ogden guitar
Jamie Walton cello
Rustom Battiwalla piano
Claire Bradshaw mezzo-soprano
[edit] Video Clips
- The Asturias Encore - The guest violin soloist: Marat Bisengaliev plays an encore of his own arrangement of Asturias by Isaac Albéniz in this video clip
St Margaret's Church Summer Concert 2007
- Guest soloist Clare Bradshaw (Mezzo soprano) sings two Mozart Arias with the Leeds Symphony Orchestra.
Don Giovanni: Act II – Vedrai Carino Le Nozze di Figaro: Act II – Voi che sapete
Guitar Concerto - Black Island commissioned by Leeds Symphony Orchestra
[edit] External links
- Leeds Symphony Orchestra Photo Gallery
- Conductor: Martin Binks
- Video & sound recordingengineer: Glyn Wainwright
- Leeds Symphony Orchestra Official Web Site
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