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.











