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OLIVER COX
OWEN GUNNELL
At the opening of the 2010/11 season O Duo gave the premiere of Stephen McNeff’s Concert O-Duo at the Barbican as part of BBC Symphony Orchestra’s 80th birthday concert. Engagements during the season included a return visit to the Proms to give the premiere of Wilful Chants by Stephen Montague, an appearance at the Last Night of the Proms in Hyde Park, and recitals at Wigmore Hall, Cheltenham and City of London Festivals. The Duo also performed Bartók’s Sonata with Artur Pizzarro and Vita Panomariovaite broadcast by BBC Radio 3, recorded with the BBC Symphony Chorus, made their debut at the Seinajoki Hall in Finland and returned to Switzerland.
In 2008 O Duo won a Special Commissioning Award from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust and were appointed Artistic Directors of the Children’s Classic Concerts series in Scotland. They have given children’s concerts throughout Scotland including the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow and Queen’s Hall Edinburgh with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra of Scottish Opera and special guests.
Formed in 2000 at the Royal College of Music, O Duo released their first commercial CD on the Sony BMG label in 2007 to critical acclaim. They have given concerts throughout Europe and further afield and performed concertos with the BBC Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestras.
Outstanding communicators, O Duo have worked at Abbey Road and Sony studios on television and film scores and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and 3, Classic FM, Channel 4 and BBC Television. The Duo was selected by YCAT in 2005.
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