Robert Ames (conductor)
Robert Ames (born October 8, 1985 in Kettering , Northamptonshire ) is an English orchestra conductor, viola player and music producer. In 2008 he founded the London Contemporary Orchestra with Hugh Brunt . Ames and Brunt are co-conductors and joint artistic directors of the orchestra.
Life
Robert Ames, who took weekend courses at the Royal Academy of Music while still at school , studied viola with Martin Outram. Ames and Hugh Brunt have known each other since they were young and stayed in touch during their studies. In 2008 they founded the London Contemporary Orchestra together , which quickly developed into one of the leading London symphony orchestras with a focus on contemporary music, cross-over and experimental music. In 2015, the orchestra received the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award in the Ensemble category. Robert Ames is a founding member of the Gagliano Ensemble , which regularly performs in the UK and abroad.
Ames has worked with numerous composers. They include u. a. Peter Maxwell Davies , Pierre Boulez , George Benjamin , Harrison Birtwistle , Jonathan Cole and Mark-Anthony Turnage . Since 2010 he has been involved as a viola soloist and the LCO under his direction on the music for several feature films.
Web links
- Robert Ames in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Ames website
- Nikhil Sardan: Robert Ames . in: Serenade , March 30, 2016.
- Robert Ames, conductor. Interview with the conductor of the London Contemporary Orchestra
- Robert Ames, conductor
Individual evidence
- ↑ RAM, Martin Outram accessed on February 26, 2018
- ↑ LCO wins Ensemble category at RPS Music Awards , accessed February 19, 2018.
- ↑ LCO , accessed February 19, 2018.
- ↑ Robert Ames, Filmography in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ames, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English orchestra leader, viola player and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kettering , Northamptonshire |