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CELLOS - Principal
Brian Manker
Joined the OSM in: 2000
Model of instrument : Pietro Guarneri cello, c. 1728-1730, and Joseph René Lafleur bow, c. 1850, are generously loaned by Canimex.
Previous positions: Principal Cello, North Carolina Symphony, Harrington String Quartet
Academic institutions attended: New England Conservatory with Colin Corr and Paul Tobias
Prizes and scholarships: Grand Prize winner Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Special Commendation from Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Portsmouth International String Quartet Competition, Hudson Valley Philarmonic String Competition
Favourite composers: Brahms, Beethoven, Bach and Debussy