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Martin Outram
Principal Viola
Since
studying at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music with John
White, Martin Outram has enjoyed a wide ranging career as quartet player,
soloist and teacher.
In
addition to his career with the Maggini Quartet and as principal viola
with Britten Sinfonia, Martin appears frequently as a soloist. His repertoire
embraces the major works for viola, but his programmes often include rarely
heard pieces, particularly by British composers. Several works have been
written for him, notably concertos by Adam Gorb and David Gow. Martin
made his Royal Festival Hall solo debut in 1992 in a performance of Mozart's
Sinfonia Concertante with the London Mozart Players. Recent
solo appearances have included concertos in London, Liverpool, and the
Aldeburgh, Thaxted and Norfolk and Norwich festivals. Having given the
broadcast premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Strathclyde Concerto
No.5 with the composer conducting in 1995, he gave the first concert
performance of Britten's Portrait No.2 at St. John's, Smith
Square, London, a year later and went on to tour the work with Martyn
Brabbins and Sinfonia 21 in Russia. Recent engagements included a rare
performance of the Maconchy Romanza with the Ambache Chamber
Orchestra, performances of the Walton and Lars-Erik Larsson concertos.
In addition, Martin was the soloist in the first European performance
for 75 years of York Bowen's Viola Concerto, with Ronald Corp and the
New London Orchestra. In 2003, he played the Britten Lachrymae
in Belgium with Britten Sinfonia and Joanna MacGregor and in 2006 he performed
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante on tour with BS and Tasmin Little.
Martin
Outram performs in recital with Julian Rolton. Together they have performed
widely throughout the UK and have recorded for Naxos. Recent performances
have included highly acclaimed recitals at the 1997 Lionel Tertis International
Viola Competition and the 1998 International Viola Congress in Glasgow.
Martin served on the jury for the 2003 Tertis Competition. In 2005, he
will record all the music for viola and piano by Bax with Julian Rolton
for the Naxos label.
Martin
Outram is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, where he has been a
professor since 1984, and also an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ
Church University College. He has taught and coached in several other
major music institutions in Britain and America, and has been invited
to give masterclasses in Berlin and Leipzig next year. He plays on a very
fine viola made by Hieronymus Amati in 1628.
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