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He is an orchestral conductor and violinist born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex,
England. His father was an amateur violinist
and, under his tuition, he started to play the violin at six years
old. He gained his musical
education at the Royal Academy of Music in London
and a year's study in Paris. He made
regular performances as a soloist and as a member of ensembles
including leader of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the London
Symphony Orchestra
and the Gabrieli String
Quartet. He is recognised for giving the first London
performance of Bartok's Concerto No. 1 and performing the English
premiere of the Menotti concerto. He began conducting with
the Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra
and studied the subject for eight years
with the Romanian conductor/teacher, Sergiu Celibidache. Since that time he has guest
conducted in many countries in the world and has been the Conductor of the
several youth orchestras, the Bristol Sinfonia and the Bangkok Symphony. He has also appeared and had a
composition feature in the 1980 movie The
Monster Club. His regular tours and
recordings with the London
Symphony Orchestra
resulted in a top selling CD
and a trip to Oman
as guests of the Sultan. In 1972 he founded the London
Virtuosi Chamber Ensemble
(now Orchestra) and is
currently their Conductor and Music Director. As a teacher he has been the
Director of Orchestral Studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
London
Virtuosi recordings
Opus 7
Concerto No.1 for Oboe in
D Major, Op.7
(
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
)
Naxos
8.553002 (
CD:
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 2
)
Conductor- John
Georgiadis
Oboe - Anthony Camden
Oboe
- Alison Alty
Concerto No. 3 in B Flat
for Oboe, Strings and Continuo, Op. 7
( Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni)
Naxos 8.553002 (CD:
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 2) Conductor-John Georgiadis
Oboe - Anthony
Camden
Concerto No. 5 for 2 Oboes
in C Major, Op.7
(Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni )
Naxos 8.553035 ( CD:
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 3 )
Conductor - John Georgiadis
Oboe
- Anthony Camden Oboe
-Alison Alty
Concerto No. 11 for 2
Oboes in C Major, Op. 7( Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni )
Naxos 8.553035 (CD:
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 3)
Conductor-John Georgiadis
Oboe -Anthony
Camden
Oboe
-Alison Alty
Concerto No. 12 in C for
Oboe, Strings and continuo, Op. 7
(Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni )
Naxos 8.553035 (
CD:
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 3) Conductor -John Georgiadis
Oboe
- Anthony
Camden
Opus 9
Concerto No. 6 for 2
oboes in G Major, Op. 9
Naxos 8.553002 (CD:
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 2)
Conductor -John
Georgiadis Oboe
- Anthony
Camden
Oboe
-
Alison Alty
Concerto No. 12 in D
major for 2 Oboes, Op.9
Naxos 8.553035 (CD: Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 3 )
Conductor
- JohnGeorgiadis
Oboe
- Anthony Camden
Oboe -
Alison
Alty
Sources:
- http://www.johngeorgiadis.com/index.html
- http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/strings/violins/georgiadis(john).htm
- http://imdb.com/name/nm0313740/
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