Alan Hazeldine
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Alan Hazeldine was a British pianist and conductor.
He graduated as a pianist from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
in 1969 and went on to study conducting with Vilem Tausky
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
in London
. Following a British Council
scholarship he pursued further conducting studies with Konstantin Iliev in Bulgaria
and with Sergiu Celibidache
in Italy
.
He was Professor for Conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and worked with several orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra
, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting the first performance in Eastern Europe
of the Sixth Symphony by Vaughan Williams, and was Permanent Guest Conductor of the Vratsa Symphony Orchestra. He was the founder conductor of the North London Chorus, directing over 60 concerts. In 1995 he founded the Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
in London, remaining its artistic director until his death in November 2008.
He graduated as a pianist from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
in 1969 and went on to study conducting with Vilem Tausky
Vilém Tauský
Vilém Tauský CBE was a Czech conductor and composer.-Life:Vilém Tauský was from a musical family: his Viennese mother had sung Mozart at the Vienna State Opera under Gustav Mahler, and her cousin was the operetta composer Leo Fall.Tauský studied with Leoš Janáček and later became a repetiteur at...
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
in London
London
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. Following a British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
scholarship he pursued further conducting studies with Konstantin Iliev in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and with Sergiu Celibidache
Sergiu Celibidache
- Biography :Celibidache was born in Roman, Romania, and began his studies in music with the piano, after which he studied music, philosophy and mathematics in Bucharest, Romania and then in Paris...
in Italy
Italy
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.
He was Professor for Conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and worked with several orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
The English Chamber Orchestra is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and the ECO Ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall...
, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is a broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow, Scotland. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation , it is the oldest full-time professional orchestra in Scotland...
, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting the first performance in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
of the Sixth Symphony by Vaughan Williams, and was Permanent Guest Conductor of the Vratsa Symphony Orchestra. He was the founder conductor of the North London Chorus, directing over 60 concerts. In 1995 he founded the Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
The Corinthian Chamber Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in London, United Kingdom. Formed in 1995 under the musical direction of conductor Alan Hazeldine, it rapidly developed into one of the best orchestras of its kind and its membership consistently includes the very best amateur players...
in London, remaining its artistic director until his death in November 2008.