Castile and León Symphony Orchestra

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The Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, OSCyL for short) is a Spanish symphony orchestra based in Valladolid, the city which serves as the de facto capital of the Castile and León region.

History[edit]

It was created in 1991 following the disappearance of the Orquesta Ciudad de Valladolid.

Auditorium

In 2007 it acquired a purpose-built hall, the Auditorio Miguel Delibes.

Conductors[edit]

Jesús López Cobos (1940-2018) was the Director Emeritus. British conductor Andrew Gourlay held the position of Chief Conductor from 2015 to 2020.[1] Jaime Martin served as principal guest conductor.[2]

Tenance Conductor
1991–2002 Spain Max Bragado
2002–2009 Colombia Alejandro Posada
2009–2012 France Lionel Bringuier
2015–2020 United Kingdom Andrew Gourlay

2011–12 staff[edit]

  • Violins I: Wioletta Zabek (CM), Krzysztof Wisniewski (S), Elizabeth Moore (SA), Cristina Alecu, Irene Ferrer, Irina Filimon, Pawel Hutnik, Vladimir Ljubimov, Eduard Marashi, Renata Michalek, Daniela Moraru, Dorel Murgu, Monika Pisczelok, Nikos Pittas, Piotr Witkowski.
  • Violins II: Jennifer Moreau (S), Jordi Moreno (S), Benjamin Payen (SA), Rosario Agüera, Malgorzata Baczewska, Csilla Biro, Anneleen van den Broeck, Julián Gil, Hugo Ladoire, Iuliana Murgu, Blanca Sanchís, Gregory Steyer, Joanna Zagrodzka.
  • Violas: Nestor Pou (S), Marc Charpentier (SA), Michal Ferens, Ciprian Filimon, Harold Hill, Doru Jijian, Julian Samuel, âula Santos, Luis Thau, Jokin Urtasun
  • Cello: Marius Díaz (S), Aldo Mata (SA), Montserrat Aldomá, Mary Helen Blossom, Etienne Cardoze, Pilar Cerveró, Jordi Creus, Marie Delbousquet, Frederik Friessen, Carlos Navarro
  • Double basses: Miroslaw Kasperek (S), Joaquín Clemente (SA), Nigel Benson, Federico Esteve, Juan Carlos Fernández, Emad Khan, Nebojsa Slavic
  • Flutes: Dianne Winsor (S), Pablo Sagredo (SA), José Lanuza (p)
  • Oboes: Sebastián Gimeno (S), Jorge Andrés Pinzón (SA), Juan Manuel Urbán (eh)
  • Clarinets: Isaac Rodríguez (S), Laura Tárrage (SA), Vicente Perpiñá (bc)
  • Bassoons: Salvador Alberola (S), Igor Melero (SA), Fernando Arminio (cb)
  • Horns: José Miguel Asensi (S), Carlos Balaguer (SA), Emilio Climent, José Manuel González
  • Trumpets: Roberto Bodí (S), Emilio Ramada (SA), Miguel Oller
  • Trombones: Philippe Stefani (S), Robert Blossom (SA), Sean Engel (bt)
  • Tuba: José M. Redondo (S)
  • Timpani: Juan A. Martín (S)
  • Percussion: Ricardo López (S), Tomás Martín (SA), Ricardo Moreno
  • Harp: Marianne ten Vorde (S)

Discography[edit]

Both Bragado and Posada conducted the orchestra in recordings for Naxos.[3] [4] Gourlay oversaw the launch in 2019 of the orchestra's in-house label, releasing its first disc of music by Rachmaninoff, followed by Shostakovich's Symphony no.10.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andrew Gourlay dejará la OSCyL en agosto". Europa Press. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ The Castile and León Symphony looks for balance. docenotas.com, 29 June 2012
  3. ^ "TURINA: Sinfonia sevillana / Danzas fantasticas / Ritmos - 8.555955". Naxos Records. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Conductors Archives: Posada; Alejandro".

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