BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra New Year's Concert

Published on Dec 8, 2014

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: January 3, 2015

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Features: On January 3rd of 2015, the British conductor Martyn Brabbins will leading the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin to perform at Concert Hall of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Martyn Brabbins
British conductor Martyn Brabbins is Chief Conductor of the Nagoya Philharmonic, Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic and Music Director to the Huddersfield Choral Society. He was previously Artistic Director of the Cheltenham International Festival of Music 2005-2007 and Associate Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 1994-2005. After studying composition in London and then conducting with Ilya Musin in Leningrad, he won first prize at the 1988 Leeds Conductors' Competition. Since then he has become a frequent guest with leading orchestras across the globe.

Brabbins is known for his affinity with music of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, to which he brings a Romantic sensibility, unerring sense of pace and an extraordinary ear for detail. He is closely associated with British music, and has conducted hundreds of world premieres by leading international composers. Recent guesting highlights have included debuts with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and at La Scala Milan, and at the First Night of the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony (shared with Elder, Norrington and Gardner).

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was formed in December 1935 and is a key contributor to the BBC's broadcasting and cultural role. Now in its 81st year, it performs to large and enthusiastic audiences in venues throughout Scotland, and carries out a busy schedule of concerts and broadcasts for BBC Radio and Television, and Online. A past recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for best orchestra, the BBC SSO's commercial recordings have received a number of prizes, including four Gramophone Awards.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, the BBC SSO is the country's leading champion of new music, and has established strong links with local communities through its thriving learning and outreach programme. It is also a major partner in Big Noise, Scotland's innovative project for social change through music, and it maintains a close association with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, working over a variety of disciplines with conductors, composers, soloists and orchestral players. The orchestra appears annually at the BBC Proms in London (the world's largest festival of Classical Music) and at the Edinburgh International Festival, as well as other major festivals throughout the world. Recent highlights include a tour to India (Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai) with the internationally renowned Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti;'Tectonics Glasgow' - a festival of new music bringing together composers and musicians from diverse musical worlds and backgrounds; and a performance at the Edinburgh International Festival of Janácek's Glagolitic Mass.