Charles Medlam
Charles Medlam is an English conductor and cellist also known for his performances on viola da gamba. Medlam studied the cello with Jane Cowan (1915–1996) in London, Paris, Vienna and Salzburg Mozarteum before becoming interested in the bass viol and early performing styles. He studied with Maurice Gendron at the Paris Conservatoire, Wolfgang Herzer at Vienna, then studied cello with Heidi Litschauer and performance practice with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Salzburg.
Charles Medlam
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- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- conductor · cellist · viol player · musician
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris · Mozarteum University Salzburg
- Teachers
- Maurice Gendron · Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Languages
- English
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1949
Charles Medlam born at Port of Spain.
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Medlam founded London Baroque with Ingrid Seifert in 1978. He plays baroque music on a Perugian cello made by Finnocchi in about 1720 and later music on a Lorenzo Ventapane made in Naples in 1806. Medlam and his music are often heard on BBC Radio 3. His work has been favourably reviewed by BBC Radio 3, the Early Music journal and others.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Sonate à huit H.548, Musique de théâtre pour "Andromède" H.504, Concert pour quatre parties de violes H.545, Musique de théâtre pour "Circé" H.496, London Baroque, basse de violon and conducting, Charles Medlam. CD Harmonia Mundi 1986 (HMC 901244)
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Charles Medlam appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a conductor, cellist and musician (born 1949). Charles Medlam was born in 1949.
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Formation and teaching. Medlam studied at Conservatoire de Paris and Mozarteum University Salzburg. He trained under Maurice Gendron and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Recorded as conductor, cellist, viol player and musician.
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