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Barry Tuckwell
Ong Teng Cheong Visiting Professor in Music 2004/2005
Barry Tuckwell’s multi-faceted career in music spans more than fifty years and during this time he has performed throughout the world as horn soloist, chamber musician and conductor. Born into a distinguished musical family in Melbourne, he played with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, which he joined at the age of 15, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra before leaving at age 19 for England. After playing with the Halle, Scottish National and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mr Tuckwell was appointed as Principal Horn with the London Symphony Orchestra. During his 13 years with the orchestra, he was Chairman of the Board for the last six years. Barry Tuckwell founded the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in 1982 as its conductor, has been chief conductor of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and has conducted many other orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and the Queensland Orchestra. He currently holds the position of Distinguished Visiting Faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and is a member of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s international panel of Artistic Advisors. Among the many awards Barry Tuckwell has received are the Companion of the Order of Australia, Officer of the Order of British Empire, Honorary Doctor of Music from the University of Sydney, Fellow of the Royal College of Music, Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, the Andrew White Medal from Loyola College and the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America. He is an Honorary member at both the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music in London and has received three Grammy Nominations. |
