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Rebecca Larsen

  REBECCA LARSEN  (flute, piccolo, flute alto) » 

Biography
Rebecca gave her debut recital at the Purcell Room in 1998 as part of the Park Lane Group's Young Artists Concert Series. Her solo repertoire includes Nielsen and Mozart concertos, Chaminade's Concertino, and Bach's Suite in B minor and Fourth Brandenburg Concerto.

Rebecca has made recordings for BBC television and radio, as well as for The Divine Comedy. She was described in The Independent as having "an effervescent platform manner and abundant technical skills"

Rebecca has been invited to trial for positions with both the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestras.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Academy of St Martin In The Fields, Aurora Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Rambert, Britten Sinfonia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Composers Ensemble, Excellent Device!, London Mozart Players, London Sinfonietta, Musical Associates (UK) Limited, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Shows: Wicked. Sessions: English Session Orchestra.

Rebecca's orchestral work also includes London Sinfonietta, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Remix Ensemble Casa de Musica, Oxford Philomusica, Brunel Ensemble, Corrente Ensemble, Thames Sinfonia, European Chamber Opera, Holland Park Opera, The London Musicians' Orchestra, Piano + (plus) Ensemble

Education
Rebecca's schooling took place at Whitchurch High School, Cardiff Rebecca's graduate studies took place at Royal Holloway University of London (1990 - 1993) and at the Royal Academy of Music (1994 - 1996)

Prizes and Awards

  • Schorlarship from Arts Council of Wales (1995)
  • Tom Wilhelmsens Scholarship (1994)
  • Arts and Culture Prize, Flekkefjord (1986, 1987)

Teachers: Sebastian Bell, Kate Hill, Keith Bragg, Jenny Welch, Douglas Townshend, Per Oien, Vidar Austvik, Judith Thomas, Lage Robak

Rebecca joined Morgensterns in August 2000

Rebecca's web profile was last updated 12th May 2012