Gabrielle Lester (also known as Gaby Lester) is an English classical violinist and orchestra leader. She maintains an extensive discography of classical, popular and soundtrack recordings.
Career
Gaby Lester was born in London, and is recognized for chamber music and as a leader of orchestras in the UK. Lester played principal second violin with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. She played principal second violin for five years with Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with whom she also played solo at the
BBC Proms
The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Robert Newman founded The Proms in 1895. Since 1927, the ...
. Lester was the Associate Leader of the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, England.
The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagemen ...
for five years. She led the
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a British period instrument orchestra. The OAE is a resident orchestra of the Southbank Centre, London, associate orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera Artistic Associate at Kings Place, and ...
in ''
Das Rheingold
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'' at the Proms and has guest-led orchestras including the
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is a British orchestra based in London. One of five permanent symphony orchestras in London, the LPO was founded by the conductors Thomas Beecham, Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a riv ...
and the
BBC Symphony Orchestra
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.
Lester is a member of the Barbican Piano trio and coaches at the
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including pe ...
. She has directed the Ambache Chamber Ensemble with whom she has recorded chamber music for
Chandos Records
Chandos Records is a British independent classical music recording company based in Colchester. It was founded in 1979 by Brian Couzens.Michael Nyman Band. She plays regularly at the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove. Her violin is a Francesco Ruggieri dating from 1670.
Discography
A partial listing of Lester's recordings includes:
*La Sept, Suite 1989
*'' Pete Townshend Live: Sadler's Wells 2000''
*''The Draughtsman's Contract'' 2005
*''To Love Again'' 2005
*''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
– Original Television Soundtrack'' 2006
*''Overloaded – The Singles Collection'' 2006
*''Dark Passion Play'' 2007
*''Doctor Who – Original Television Soundtrack'' 2007
*Music From The Motion Picture – ''
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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'' 2007
*''8 Lust Songs: I Sonetti Lussuriosi'' 2008
*''
Torchwood
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'' (Original Television Soundtrack) 2008
*''La Pasión'' 2009