From the Leader\s Chair
From the Leader\s Chair Kenneth Sillito is internationally recognised as one of Britain's most distinguished musicians. His first major appointment was as associate leader of the newly created…
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From the Leader\s Chair
Kenneth Sillito is internationally recognised as one of Britain's most distinguished musicians. His first major appointment was as associate leader of the newly created English Chamber Orchestra in 1960. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he studied with David Martin at the Royal Academy of Music, and in Rome with Remy Principe.
In 1967, he founded the Gabrieli String Quartet, which swiftly established itself as one of this country's leading chamber ensembles. He was subsequently appointed leader and remained with the orchestra until 1973, during which time he established a worldwide reputation as both director and soloist. With the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, which he joined in l980, Kenneth led and directed innumerable distinguished recordings and performances until his retirement in 2012.
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy in 1971 and awarded the highly prestigious Cobbett