Christopher Seaman and Tan Dun

Orchestras work with a wide range of conductors. In the database attached to this website I have listed the conductors I have worked with over the year - its not complete, just the ones I could remember and those worthy of mention. And that list now stands at 134. I have been lucky enough to work with some great musicians, including:-

John	Adams
Vladimir	Ashkenazy
Christian	Badea
Richard	Bonynge
Nicholas	Braithwaite
John	Corigliano
Andrew	Davies
Carl	Davies
Tan	Dun
Mark	Elder
Johannes	Fritzsch
Tony	Halstead
Vernon	Handley
Richard	Hickox
Christopher	Hogwood
Elgar	Howarth
Sebastian	Lang-Lessing
Andrew	Litton
Charles	Mackerras
Andrew	Manze
Roger	Norrington
Christopher	Seaman
En	Shao
Muhai	Tang
Yuri	Temirkanov
Robin	Ticciati
Yan Pascal	Tortelier
Guillaume	Tourniaire
Antony	Walker
Mark	Wigglesworth
David	Willcocks
John	Wilson
Simone	Young
David	Zinman

Recently I worked with two great musicians on this list. Once more I had the pleasure of playing in the orchestra for the Symphony Services Australia conductor training program, directed remarkable Christopher Seaman. I have done these sessions for a few years now, with several bands, but I never tire of them. Christopher is sharp, witty and insightful. His handling of the conductors and the orchestra is amazing. I learn so much each session I do.

And a completely different musician for whom I have equal respect is Tan Dun. I did a week with MSO directed by TD, doing some of his own music, some more chinese influenced stuff and some western hits such as the Mendlessohn fiddle concerto and five movements from Romeo and Juliet. I love his much - the Pipa concerto is tricky, challenging but hugely rewarding to play. It includes sections where the strings had to scream "Yao" randomly! And another piece required us to sing a tricky melody whilst playing another line!! Tan is due to write a bass concerto this year, commissioned by five orchestras who will perform it in 2015, including the Liverpool Phil and Tasmanian Symphony, where the soloist will be principal bass Stuart Thomson. I cant wait - its wonderful to have such a high profile conductor writing a bass concerto. Itll be fun.