COVENT GARDEN SOLOISTS ACADEMY - Key Persons
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- Viola / Principal / Royal Opera House
Ukrainian-born Andriy Viytovych is recognised as one of the finest and most versatile violists in Europe. He was previously Co-Principal Viola at the London Symphony Orchestra. Since 2000, he has been Principal Viola of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Viytovych is a founder-member of Covent Garden Soloists and also tours frequently as a soloist in his own right.
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- Principal, Banda Municipal of Valencia
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- Principal, Staatskapelle Berlin
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- Principal, Palau De Les Arts
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- Principal, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
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- Principal, Palau De Les Arts
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- Principal, Palau De Les Arts
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- Principal, Orchestra De Valencia
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- Principal, Orchestra De Valencia
Manuel Bilz is Principal Oboe at the Westdeutsche Rundfunk Orchestra in Cologne, Germany having served previously as Principal in EUYO and the Nationaltheater in Mannheim. Bilz is co-founder of the ARTA-Bläserquintett and he also tours as concerto soloist performing with many distinguished conductors such as Reinhard Göbel, Sir Nevil Marriner, etc.
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- Principal, Orquesta De Valenca
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- PRINCIPAL PROFESSORS VISITING PROFESSORS
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- Principal Conductor, Banda Sinfónica Municipal De Madrid
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- Principal ( Retired ), London Philharmonic Orchestra
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- Principal, Orchestra De Valenica
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- Principal, Palau De Les Arts
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- Principal, Spanish Luurs Brass / Tuba
Born in Geneva, Sébastian Jacot began his early career as Assistant Principal Flute under Maestro Edo de Waart at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2008 at the invitation of Maestro Seiji Osawa, he joined Saito Kinen Festival as Principal Flute. Jacot continues as Solo Flutist with the Contrechamps Ensemble in Geneva; and currently holds the position of Principal Flute at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Former child prodigy, three-times international competition prize-winning soloist, and first ever Concertmaster of the Royal Opera House, Vasko Vassilev is a recognised and respected master in the world of violin-playing. He is the Founder-Artistic Director of Soloists of the Royal Opera House, now Covent Garden Soloists and tours worldwide as soloist, concertmaster, chamber musician and conductor. Vasko is a Founder-Director of the Covent Garden Soloists (Valencia) Academy.