Martin Outram
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Martin Outram is an English
viola
soloist and violist of the Maggini Quartet
.
in London
. Outram is the violist of the Maggini Quartet
.
He has appeared as soloist with the London Mozart Players
, Britten Sinfonia
, Ambache Chamber Orchestra and New London Orchestra. He is an advocate of British contemporary music, giving first performances of pieces by
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, York Bowen
(first European performance of his Viola Concerto), Adam Gorb, David Gow and Britten
(first concert performance of Britten's "Portrait No.2"). He has performed in major concert halls in the UK and in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Mr Outram has recorded for Naxos
and plays on a Henricus Catenar viola made in Turin in 1680.
Martin Outram is a professor of viola at the Royal Academy of Music
and an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University and Brunel University.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
soloist and violist of the Maggini Quartet
Maggini Quartet
The Maggini Quartet is a British string quartet. Its members are Susanne Stanzeleit , David Angel , Martin Outram and Michal Kaznowski ....
.
Biography
Martin Outram studied at Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University and later at the Royal Academy of MusicRoyal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Outram is the violist of the Maggini Quartet
Maggini Quartet
The Maggini Quartet is a British string quartet. Its members are Susanne Stanzeleit , David Angel , Martin Outram and Michal Kaznowski ....
.
He has appeared as soloist with the London Mozart Players
London Mozart Players
The London Mozart Players is a British chamber orchestra founded in 1949. The LMP is the longest-established chamber orchestra in the United Kingdom whose performances and recordings focus largely on the core repertoire from the Classical era...
, Britten Sinfonia
Britten Sinfonia
Britten Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra ensemble based in Cambridge, UK. It was created in 1992, following an initiative from Eastern Arts and a number of key figures including Nicholas Cleobury, who recognised the need for an orchestra in the East of England. It is a flexible ensemble composed of...
, Ambache Chamber Orchestra and New London Orchestra. He is an advocate of British contemporary music, giving first performances of pieces by
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, York Bowen
York Bowen
Edwin York Bowen was an English composer and pianist. Bowen’s musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player...
(first European performance of his Viola Concerto), Adam Gorb, David Gow and Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
(first concert performance of Britten's "Portrait No.2"). He has performed in major concert halls in the UK and in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Mr Outram has recorded for Naxos
Naxos Records
Naxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
and plays on a Henricus Catenar viola made in Turin in 1680.
Martin Outram is a professor of viola at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
and an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University and Brunel University.