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Geoffrey Allan Orchestra Leader

Geoffrey joined Northern Ballet Theatre in 1993.

Born

Ayrshire, Scotland.

Trained

  • Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
  • Studied with the great violinist Nathan Milstein in London and Vienna

Companies/Organisations

  • Leader Scottish Ballet
  • New D’Oyly Carte Opera
  • North of England Chamber Orchestra

Guest Performances

  • Guest Leader Welsh National Opera
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva
  • Ulster Orchestra
  • English National Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra with Katherine Jenkins and Hayley Westenra

In January 2007 recorded works for violin and orchestra by film and light music composer Angela Morley with Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

Career Highlights

Solo performances with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in broadcasts of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole.

He was invited to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as soloist and Guest Leader in April 2004.

Personal

A keen driver, he has on a number of occasions travelled to Germany to drive the famous Nurburgring racetrack.

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Supported by:

Supported by: Arts Council England Supported by: Leeds City Council Supported by: West Yorkshire Grants

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