Alan Brind: Difference between revisions
m add stub + cats |
m Removing from Category:British male violinists has subcat using Cat-a-lot |
||
| (41 intermediate revisions by 32 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|British violinist|bot=PearBOT 5}} |
|||
'''Alan Brind''' is a British [[violinist]] who in 1986 at the age of 17, won the [[BBC Young Musician of the Year]] competition performing [[Sibelius]]'s [[Violin Concerto (Sibelius)|Violin Concerto]]. |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} |
|||
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}} |
|||
{{infobox musical artist |
|||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|04|08}} |
|||
| instrument = Violin |
|||
| genre = Classical |
|||
| occupation = Violinist |
|||
}} |
|||
'''Alan Brind''' is an English [[violin]]ist. He performed as a soloist for several years after winning the 1986 [[BBC Young Musician of the Year]] at the age of 17. He has since performed in many of the world's leading [[chamber music|chamber ensembles]] and [[orchestra|symphony orchestras]]. |
|||
Brind studied violin at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] but seriously considered [[snooker]] as a possible alternative career. He studied with [[Viktoria Mullova]] and became [[leader (orchestra|leader]] of the [[European Union Youth Orchestra]]. |
|||
Brind studied with [[Frederick Grinke]], [[Manoug Parikian]], [[Anne-Sophie Mutter]], [[Zakhar Bron]] and [[Christopher Warren-Green]]. He has performed as soloist with the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[BBC Philharmonic]], [[Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra]], [[Hilversum Radio Orchestra]], [[London Chamber Orchestra]] and the [[English Chamber Orchestra]]. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
Following two years as concertmaster of the [[European Union Youth Orchestra|European Community Youth Orchestra]], Brind was a founder member of the European Soloists Ensemble. He was also a member of the [[Viktoria Mullova|Mullova Ensemble]] which recorded the [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] violin concertos on [[Philips Classics Records]]. Fellow members included Klaus Stoll, [[François Leleux]], Marco Postinghel and Manuel Fischer-Dieskau. As an orchestral musician he has played in the [[Philharmonia Orchestra]], [[London Symphony Orchestra]], [[Academy of St Martin in the Fields]], [[Lucerne Festival Orchestra]], [[London Chamber Orchestra]], [[Netherlands Chamber Orchestra]] and the [[English Chamber Orchestra]]. He is also a member of the Human Rights Orchestra. Conductors he has played under include [[Bernard Haitink]], [[Claudio Abbado]], [[Carlo Maria Giulini]], [[Yevgeny Svetlanov]], [[Riccardo Muti]], [[Gustavo Dudamel]], [[Charles Dutoit]] and [[Kurt Sanderling]]. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
Brind's recordings include the [[Violin Concerto (Sibelius)|Sibelius Violin Concerto]] and [[Poème (Chausson)|Chausson Poème]] with the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] for [[Chandos Records]] and Stravinsky's [[L'Histoire du soldat|The Soldier's Tale]], with [[Vladimir Ashkenazy|Vladimir]] and [[Dimitri Ashkenazy]] for [[Decca Records]]. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Brind has recently been appointed professor of violin at the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels]]. |
|||
==Personal life== |
|||
Brind lives in the [[Netherlands]] with his wife, Colombian scientist Alejandra Maria Ruiz Zapata. He has a daughter, the DJ Katia Mullova-Brind from an earlier relationship with violinist [[Viktoria Mullova]]. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
{{BBC Young Musician of the Year}} |
|||
{{United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians}} |
|||
{{authority control}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brind, Alan}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music]] |
|||
[[Category:Eurovision Young Musicians Finalists]] |
|||
[[Category:21st-century classical violinists]] |
|||
[[Category:21st-century British male musicians]] |
|||
[[Category:British male classical violinists]] |
|||
[[Category:1969 births]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{violinist-stub}} |
|||
Latest revision as of 10:08, 11 April 2024
Alan Brind | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1969 |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Alan Brind is an English violinist. He performed as a soloist for several years after winning the 1986 BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of 17. He has since performed in many of the world's leading chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras.
Brind studied with Frederick Grinke, Manoug Parikian, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Zakhar Bron and Christopher Warren-Green. He has performed as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hilversum Radio Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra.
Following two years as concertmaster of the European Community Youth Orchestra, Brind was a founder member of the European Soloists Ensemble. He was also a member of the Mullova Ensemble which recorded the Bach violin concertos on Philips Classics Records. Fellow members included Klaus Stoll, François Leleux, Marco Postinghel and Manuel Fischer-Dieskau. As an orchestral musician he has played in the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra. He is also a member of the Human Rights Orchestra. Conductors he has played under include Bernard Haitink, Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Riccardo Muti, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit and Kurt Sanderling.
Brind's recordings include the Sibelius Violin Concerto and Chausson Poème with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Chandos Records and Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, with Vladimir and Dimitri Ashkenazy for Decca Records.
Brind has recently been appointed professor of violin at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Personal life[edit]
Brind lives in the Netherlands with his wife, Colombian scientist Alejandra Maria Ruiz Zapata. He has a daughter, the DJ Katia Mullova-Brind from an earlier relationship with violinist Viktoria Mullova.
External links[edit]
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
 | This article about a British classical musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article on a violinist or fiddler is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |