My eight years as principal cello of the Philharmonia seem almost a
distant cherished memory and yet the nostalgia of hearing my old
friends and colleagues perform in the multi medias often brings me back
to those wonderful times. Even though my time there was filled with
exciting projects with wonderful conductors performing in some of the
best venues in the world, there were also some not so glamourous parts
of the job that we all were less than looking forward to… this being the
bi-annual cello auditions.
I probably sat through more than two dozen auditions in my early
years as principal and I quickly realised that 95% of the auditionees
did not know how to show themselves in the best light, nor did they seem
to understand what we were looking for in order to secure a successful
audition which may lead to a successful trial. more
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