Gavin Sutherland
The musical career of Gavin Sutherland has been so varied and draws on so many talents as to astonish those just familiarizing themselves with his work. Born in 1972, he has already made over 70 recordings, both as conductor and pianist. His compositions and arrangements have also been appearing with increasing frequency on recordings and in concert. Sutherland has been primarily associated with British light music and has conducted the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and City of Prague Symphony Orchestra for several popular multi-disc series on the Naxos, Epoch, and White Line labels devoted to the genre. But he has conducted much serious fare as well, including works by Tchaikovsky, Elgar, and contemporary British film composers. Sutherland regularly appears as a pianist, mixing work as recitalist, soloist (where he often conducts from the keyboard), and accompanist. Beside the labels mentioned above, Sutherland has recorded for ASV, Sony, Dutton, Warner Classics, Campion, and Olympian.
Sutherland was born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. He began playing the piano at three and at seven took up the trombone. He enrolled at Huddersfield University, where he studied composition with Peter J. Lawson, piano with Bernard Robertson, and conducting with John Gulley and John Longstaff. He abandoned the trombone in his early student years.
Sutherland captured the Kruczynski Prize (for piano) and the Davidson Prize in his last year at Huddersfield. From 1992-1998 he served as a staff conductor and company pianist at the Northern Ballet Theatre. During his years there Sutherland began freelancing as a conductor and appearing regularly in concert as a pianist.
Following his stint at the Northern Ballet Theatre, Sutherland increased his freelance activity, making frequent appearances with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra, with whom he has made numerous radio broadcasts. He also began expanding his activities abroad, leading ensembles like the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, Munich Radio Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Royal New Zealand Ballet, and the Australian Pops Philharmonic. In 2001 he was appointed principal guest conductor of the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2004 Sutherland married clarinetist Verity Butler, for whom he has written several works, including a Clarinet Concerto, which the two recorded in 2007 for Dutton. In June 2008 Sutherland accepted the post of music director at the English National Ballet. The 2008-2009 season included performances of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker and Massenet's Manon.
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Love Story: Piano Themes From Cinema's Golden Age
Valentina Lisitsa, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 26 Aug 2016
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HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY
Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Nov 2002
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Vincenzo Lamagna: Akram Khan's Giselle
Vincenzo Lamagna, English National Ballet Philharmonic, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Opus Arte on 17 Jun 2022
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The British Light Music Collection 1
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 12 Jun 2007
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The Carry On Album
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 1999
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Alice Through the Looking Glass Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 12 Jul 2002
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LANE: Sleighbell Serenade / Prestbury Park / Three Christmas Pictures
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Verity Butler, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 1 Dec 2001
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british light music
RTE Concert Orchestra, Malcolm Riley, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 1 May 2001
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Another Night Before Christmas & Scrooge
RTE Concert Orchestra, Simon Callow, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland, Mia Cooper
Classical - Released by Naxos on 31 Oct 2011
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Doreen Carwithen: Film Music
Gavin Sutherland, The BBC Concert Orchestra
Classical - Released by Dutton Epoch on 12 Jul 2011
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Now Comes Beauty
The BBC Concert Orchestra, Rupert Marshall-Luck, Roderick Williams, David Owen Norris, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by EM Records on 27 May 2016
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The Best Of British Light Music
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland, Barry Wordsworth
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 2003
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Lord Berners: Ballet Music – Les sirènes & Cupid and Psyche Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, RTE Chamber Choir, RTE Sinfonietta, Miriam Blennerhassett, Gavin Sutherland, David Lloyd-Jones
Classical - Released by Naxos on 11 Mar 2022
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British Concertante
Gavin Sutherland, Barry Wordsworth
Concertos - Released by Heritage Records on 4 Dec 2017
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British Music for Piano Duet
Alan Maclean, Peter Lawson, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Heritage Records on 15 Jul 2022
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Thomas Hewitt Jones: Christmas Party
Simon Hewitt Jones, The Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 14 Oct 2016
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British light music
RTE Concert Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 14 Nov 2000
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British By Arrangement
Gavin Sutherland, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 2002
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Wireless Connection
Folk - Released by M.i.G - music on 24 Nov 2017
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Love Story: Piano Themes From Cinema's Golden Age
Valentina Lisitsa, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 26 Aug 2016
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Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57
English National Ballet Philharmonic, Gavin Sutherland
Classical - Released by Opus Arte on 26 Apr 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo