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Echor Team

Nicholas Bootiman  Artistic Director

Nicholas has worked extensively in France and the UK as assistant conductor on opera productions at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, Theatre des Champs-Elysees and the Edinburgh International Festival, and as co-director of the Reuleaux Ensemble.

 

Currently principal viola of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and formerly with the Philharmonia Orchestra for over a decade, Nicholas’ career as a violist has taken him to the most celebrated concert halls worldwide, and he is in great demand as a chamber musician and guest principal of the UK’s foremost orchestras. Nicholas appears on countless recordings, including solo artist on the Grammy Award-nominated C.D. “The Solent”.

Eva Thorarinsdottir Artistic/Creative Director

Eva is currently the associate leader of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and enjoys balancing her orchestral role with Echor planning and performances around the country and Europe.

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As well as guest leading ensembles all over the UK, She has also appeared as a soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Hall and received prizes at international competitions including the Nordic Soloist Prize and the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition.

 

Aside from playing the violin, Eva has a keen interest in composing and discovering long-lost folk tunes from her Nordic roots.

TRUSTEES

Sholto Kynoch 

Philip Prettejohn

Charles Tait

Rebecca Walton

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