Leader/Concertmaster for thirty years:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London
Guest Leader & Director,
English Chamber Orchestra
The Principal & Principal Guest Conductors during his tenure with these orchestras were:
London Philharmonic Orchestra:
Haitink | Giulini | Solti | Barenboim | Boult |
Krips | Jochum | Dohnányi | Kubelik |
Rostropovich | Shostakovich | Stokowski | Szell
New York Philharmonic Orchestra:
Bernstein | Boulez | Mehta | Levine | Leinsdorfl
Ormandy | Abbado
BBC Symphony Orchestra:
Rozhedestvensky | Pritchard | Davis | Boulez |
Slatkin | Ozawa | Maazel | Bernstein
London Symphony Orchestra:
Monteux | Szell | Dorati | Shuricht | Kertesz
Composer-Conductors worked with: Stravinsky | Britten | Walton | Bliss | Barber | Copland | Bernstein | Boulez | Hindemith | Tippett | Lutoslawski | Henze | Birtwistle | Maxwell Davies | Berio | Schuller
With these orchestras, has recorded several times all the major concertos with the leading soloists:
Horowitz | Rubinstein | Arrau | Barenboim |
O¡strakh | Stern | Milstein | Perlman |
Zuckerman | Rostropovich
Recorded and performed more or less the entire repertoire with these orchestras and musicians worldwide
Worked from and performed the entire Mahler literature from the composer's personal markings and bowings, as he had performed it with the New York Philharmonic during his tenure as their musical director
ln London, recorded all of Elgar's music with Sir Adrian Boult, who gave most of the first performances of Elgar's works
As leader of the LSO played the Brahms symphonies with Carl Shuricht, who had studied and worked closely with the composer
With Josef Krips (Vienna Philharmonic) studied and played regularly all of the tone poems of Strauss
BOOKS
The Orchestral Violinist 1 |
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The Orchestral Violinist 2 |
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Book reviews:"Friend has not only provided us with a wide-ranging selection of excerpts but has also included his own suggestions and instructions. These insights set this work apart from any other collection of violin excerpts available. "Friend's comments, which often aid musical presentation through technique, range from aspects of bow division, speed and pressure, to left-hand coordination and vibrato; there is a simple explanation of sautille for Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, for example. There are also reminders to avoid common mistakes, such as misplaced accents in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nuemberg. "Two excerpts that could prove indispensable to the orchestral initiate are the interval markings for Shostakovich's Symphony no.5 and the detailed commentary and beat markings for Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.... These volumes will be welcomed as a generous helping hand for those preparing for auditions and trials. They will also be of great benefit to seasoned players who can discover new ideas from a true voice of experience." Shirley Turner, The Strad, August 2006 "At last! A compilation of orchestral excerpts that helps the budding violinist team more about orchestral music than just the notes ... Friend emphasises that students should learn to listen to the players around them, to study recordings of the works before the first rehearsal and to learn to adjust quickly to any changes around them, But his volumes are fantastic for teaching how to listen and what to listen for and how to execute certain styles under pressure." European String Teachers Association |
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ARTICLES
London Time Article |
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Sheet Music Review Article |
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