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63, Cambridge Street • London • SW1V 4PS
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7976 5041 • email: info@tashmina.co.uk
Timothy Orpen
Clarinet
Since winning the Gold Medal and overall First Prize in the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition in 2005, Timothy Orpen has established himself as one of the leading clarinettists of his generation.
Timothy made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2005 supported by the Musicians Benevolent Fund. He also appeared to critical acclaim at the Purcell Room as part of the Park Lane Group New Year series, after which he was described as a ‘blazing talent’ in The Times.
Last year Timothy gave a series of recitals in Singapore, New Zealand and Australia, and appeared in recital at the Wigmore Hall supported by the Royal Over-Seas League and the Park Lane Group. Following this recital he was chosen as one of the ‘best young British musicians of today’ by The Telegraph. Timothy has also been featured on BBC Radio 3’s ’In Tune’ programme.
Recent concerto highlights include the Mozart Clarinet Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall with Sir David Willcocks and Malcolm Arnold’s Clarinet Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Barry Wordsworth. Timothy is committed to new music and has given many world premieres, including a concerto which was written for him earlier this year by composer Graham Ross.
As a chamber musician Timothy has collaborated with the Allegri, Australian, Badke, Barbirolli, Doric, Heath, and Sacconi String Quartets and sopranos Elizabeth Watts, Lucy Crowe and Sally Matthews. Other chamber music performances include Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time with pianist Melvyn Tan, working with Pascal Rogé in Hong Kong and (in 2011) with the Chilingirian Quartet at the Lake District Summer Music Festival. Timothy also recently recorded 2 CDs of music for clarinet and piano for the Associated Board.
Timothy, who spent his early years in Australia, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany with Wolfgang Meyer.
As an orchestral musician Timothy has performed with many of the UK’s leading orchestras, including the Philharmonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and the London Symphony Orchestra. Timothy is the co-principal clarinet of the London Chamber Orchestra and principal clarinet and founder member of the Aurora Orchestra, with whom he has performed John Adams’ Clarinet Concerto Gnarly Buttons.
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