John Georgiadis
John Georgiadis has had world-class careers as both a violinist and a conductor. In the former capacity, he was the leader of the London Symphony Orchestra for many years.
Georgiadis was born in 1939 in Southend-on-Sea, east of London. He took up the violin at six, studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and immediately began to land top chairs in the violin sections of British orchestras. He was leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for two years, and then, in two stretches between 1965 and 1979, served as leader of the London Symphony. That was during a period of golden years for the orchestra, and Georgiadis can be heard on many classic recordings featuring conductor John Barbirolli. He recorded the violin concerto of Ernest John Moeran with the LSO in 1977. Georgiadis has made more than 250 appearances as a violin soloist and also spent four years (1986-1990) as first violinist of the Gabrieli String Quartet.
Georgiadis' career as a conductor began in the mid-1970s with appearances leading the Liverpool Philharmonic. He studied for eight years with conductor Sergiu Celibidache and then undertook a long series of guest conducting appearances with many British orchestras. Georgiadis' music directorships have included those with the London Virtuosi, the Essex Youth Orchestra, the Bristol Sinfonia, and, from 1994 to 1996, the Bangkok Symphony, which he built from a part-time group into a world-class ensemble. Georgiadis has also guest conducted the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. He was active as a music educator, serving as Director of Orchestral Studies at the Royal Academy of Music.
Georgiadis was hardly slowed by senior citizenhood, releasing more albums after reaching the age of 65 than he had previously. Many of these recordings are devoted to the music of Johann Strauss II and his contemporaries, a repertory he championed, bringing him honorary membership in the Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain. On these recordings, he led the Czech Chamber Orchestra Pardubice, and with that group he released Contemporaries of the Strauss Family, Vol. 4, on the Marco Polo label in 2019, at the age of 80.
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ALBINONI: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1
Anthony Camden, London Virtuosi, Julia Girdwood, John Georgiadis
Concertos - Released by Naxos on 29 Mar 1993
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The Strauss Family in London
John Georgiadis, London Symphony Orchestra
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Jun 1989
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OBOE (THE ART OF THE) - Famous Oboe Concertos (Camden)
Anthony Camden, London Virtuosi, City Of London Sinfonia, John Georgiadis, Nicholas Ward
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 1996
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Contemporaries of the Strauss Family, Vol. 1
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 5 May 2015
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Contemporaries of the Strauss Family, Vol. 3
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Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 13 Oct 2017
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Oboe Concertos, Vol. 2
Anthony Camden, Alison Alty, London Virtuosi, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Naxos on 8 Nov 1995
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Oboe Concertos, Vol. 3
Anthony Camden, Alison Alty, London Virtuosi, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Naxos on 8 Nov 1995
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Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Turandot Overture / Silvana
Queensland Orchestra, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Naxos on 5 Sep 1994
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E. Strauss: A Centenary Celebration, Vol. 2
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, John Georgiadis
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E. Strauss: A Centenary Celebration
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Contemporaries of the Strauss Family, Vol. 2
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Edition n°6
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 16 Jan 1997
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Contemporaries of the Strauss Family, Vol. 4
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Marco Polo on 14 Jun 2019
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Contemporaries of the Strauss Family, Vol. 3
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Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 3 Jul 2015
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J. Strauss & Family in London
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Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Jun 1989
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An Evening of Strauss - Part 2
John Georgiadis, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by LSO Live on 1 Jan 2005
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An Evening of Strauss - Part 1
John Georgiadis, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by LSO Live on 1 Jan 2005
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A Viennese Collection
London Symphony Orchestra, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by CarltonClassics on 1 Jan 1997
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An Evening of Strauss
London Symphony Orchestra, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Maestoso on 1 Jan 1987
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Johann Strauss - A Viennese Collection
London Symphony Orchestra, John Georgiadis
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A Viennese New Year Concert
London Symphony Orchestra, John Georgiadis
Classical - Released by Maestoso on 1 Jan 1994
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