Iain Sutherland
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Iain Sutherland is a Scottish violin
ist and orchestra conductor. Around 1965 he succeeded Jack Leon in leading what then became the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra
in Glasgow
. At the time Sutherland was a young violinist with a passion for light music, who played in orchestra directed by such conductors as Adrian Boult
, Malcolm Sargent
, Charles Groves
and Georg Solti
. He changed the repertoire, introducing light classical music and film music, and brought changes to the name of the orchestra, which became the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra in January 1967. The orchestra was playing in the Tuesday mornings BBC radio programs and occasionally accompanied singers on television. Sutherland was its conductor until a major restructuring was initiated by BBC in 1972 to reduce its coverage of light music. The orchestra was officially closed in 1981.
Between 1973 and 1987 Sutherland was regularly invited by BBC Radio 2
in central London as guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra for the "Friday Night Is Music Night" programme. In the 1980s he was also the principal conductor of other BBC radio orchestra and worked with other orchestra across Europe. These include the London Symphony Orchestra
, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
, The Hallé
, English Chamber Orchestra
, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
, National Symphony, Slovak Philharmonic, Graz Symphony, BRTN Philharmonic (Brussels), NDR Philharmonic (Hannover), Dessau Philharmonic, Brazilian National Symphony, Flemish Radio Philharmonic, Maribor Philharmonic and the Orchestras of BR (Munich), Münchner Rundfunk Orchester, SWF (Kaiserslautern), NRK (Oslo) and NOS (Hilversum).
As of 2011, Sutherland is a director of the Performing Artists' and is a member of the Committee of the British Music Writers Council. In the past, he was a member of the Central Music Advisory Committee of the BBC and the Council of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and orchestra conductor. Around 1965 he succeeded Jack Leon in leading what then became the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra
BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra was a light music broadcasting orchestra based in Glasgow, Scotland, maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1940 until disbandment in 1981.-History:...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. At the time Sutherland was a young violinist with a passion for light music, who played in orchestra directed by such conductors as Adrian Boult
Adrian Boult
Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH was an English conductor. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London for the Royal Opera House and Sergei Diaghilev's ballet company. His first prominent post was...
, Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm Sargent
Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works...
, Charles Groves
Charles Groves
Sir Charles Barnard Groves CBE was an English conductor. He was known for the breadth of his repertoire and for encouraging contemporary composers and young conductors....
and Georg Solti
Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti, KBE, was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor. He was a major classical recording artist, holding the record for having received the most Grammy Awards, having personally won 31 as a conductor, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to his...
. He changed the repertoire, introducing light classical music and film music, and brought changes to the name of the orchestra, which became the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra in January 1967. The orchestra was playing in the Tuesday mornings BBC radio programs and occasionally accompanied singers on television. Sutherland was its conductor until a major restructuring was initiated by BBC in 1972 to reduce its coverage of light music. The orchestra was officially closed in 1981.
Between 1973 and 1987 Sutherland was regularly invited by BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
in central London as guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra for the "Friday Night Is Music Night" programme. In the 1980s he was also the principal conductor of other BBC radio orchestra and worked with other orchestra across Europe. These include the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "Britain's national orchestra"...
, The Hallé
The Hallé
The Hallé is a symphony orchestra based in Manchester, England. It is the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra , supports a choir, youth choir and a youth orchestra, and releases its recordings on its own record label, though it has occasionally released recordings on Angel Records and EMI...
, English Chamber Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
The English Chamber Orchestra is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and the ECO Ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall...
, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is Scotland's national symphony orchestra. Based in Glasgow, the 89-member professional orchestra also regularly performs in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, and abroad. Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, the company has performed full-time since 1950,...
, National Symphony, Slovak Philharmonic, Graz Symphony, BRTN Philharmonic (Brussels), NDR Philharmonic (Hannover), Dessau Philharmonic, Brazilian National Symphony, Flemish Radio Philharmonic, Maribor Philharmonic and the Orchestras of BR (Munich), Münchner Rundfunk Orchester, SWF (Kaiserslautern), NRK (Oslo) and NOS (Hilversum).
As of 2011, Sutherland is a director of the Performing Artists' and is a member of the Committee of the British Music Writers Council. In the past, he was a member of the Central Music Advisory Committee of the BBC and the Council of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.