Laura Samuel

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The London Telefilmonic Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, The Nash Ensemble, Belcea Quartet, The Chamber Orchestra Of London

English classical violinist, born 4 January 1976 in London; died 21 November 2024.
She studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music in London. She co-founded the Belcea Quartet in 1994 and was a member of it for 16 years, before joining the Nash Ensemble and the London Bridge Ensemble in 2010. She was appointed leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for the 2012-2013 season.
She played the 1731 Payne McThuen Stradivarius, formerly used by Siegmund Nissel.

ALBA

Vaughan Williams*, Mozart*, Laura Samuel, BBC Singers, Sofi Jeannin, National Youth Choir Of Scotland, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending • Mozart: Requiem (Best Of The BBC Proms)

2025, CD, BBC Music Magazine

The Nash Ensemble

Brundibár – Music By Composers In Theresienstadt (1941–1945)

2013, CD, Album, Hyperion,

KOMPILACE +

Isabella Summers

Lisa Frankenstein (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2024, Cassette Purple Transparent,

Indie Pop/Soundtrack

Tchaikovsky*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan

Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

2023, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos

Seth MacFarlane & Liz Gillies*

We Wish You The Merriest

2023, Vinyl Green,

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett* - Michael McHale, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson

Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

2020, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos,

Sibelius*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard, Helena Juntunen, Benjamin Appl, Lund Male Chorus*

2019, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Romantic/Modern/Orchestra

Alwynne Pritchard - The Norwegian Naval Forces' Band, ensemble recherche, SWR Experimentalstudio*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

2019, CD, Kairos,

Contemporary/Modern Classical

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett*, Dame Sarah Connolly*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson

Orchestral Works Volume 3

2019, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos

Seonaid Aitken, Scottish Session Orchestra

What Is This Thing Called Love?

2019, CD, Not on Label

Seth MacFarlane

Once In A While

Big Band/Romantic/Easy Listening

Benjamin Wallfisch

Serenity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Dohnányi*, The Nash Ensemble

String Quartet No 3 · Serenade For String Trio · Sextet For Piano, Clarinet, Horn & String Trio

2018, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Tippett*, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Symphonies Nos 1 & 2

2018, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Sterndale Bennett*, Howard Shelley, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concertos 1, 2, & 3

2018, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Romantic/Concerto/Keyboard/Orchestra

Richard Rodney Bennett, Howard McGill, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson

Orchestral Works Volume 2

2018, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos,

Contemporary/Modern

Benjamin Wallfisch

King Of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Hyperion New Release Sampler – March 2017

2017, 13xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Bruch* ‎– The Nash Ensemble

String Octet, String Quintets

2017, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Chisholm*, Matthew Trusler ∙ Danny Driver, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

Violin Concerto ∙ Dance Suite For Orchestra And Piano ∙ Preludes From The True Edge Of The Great World

2017, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Walton*, Anthony Marwood, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

Violin Concerto ∙ Partita ∙ Hindemith Variations

2017, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Coke*, Simon Callaghan, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

Piano Concerto No 3, Op 30 / Piano Concerto No 4, Op 38 / Piano Concerto No 5, Op 57

2017, CD, Album, Hyperion

Beach*, Chaminade*, Howell*, Danny Driver, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rebecca Miller

Piano Concerto, Op. 45 / Concertstück In C Sharp Minor, Op. 40 / Piano Concerto In D Minor

2017, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Romantic/Concerto/Keyboard/Orchestra

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett*, Colin Currie, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson

Vol. 1: Marimba Concerto; Symphony No. 3; Celebration; Summer Music; Sinfonietta

2017, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – January 2016

2016, 5xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – February 2016

2016, 8xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Różycki*, Jonathan Plowright, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz

Piano Concerto No 1, Op 43 / Piano Concerto No 2 / Ballade, Op 18

2016, CD, Album, Hyperion

Moszkowski*, Schulz-Evler*, Ludmil Angelov, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kiradjiev

Piano Concerto In B Minor, Op 3 (First Recording) / Russian Rhapsody (First Recording)

2016, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Romantic/Concerto/Keyboard/Orchestra

Hyperion New Release Sampler – May 2015

2015, 17xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – June 2015

2015, 17xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Albéniz*, Granados*, Melani Mestre, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

Concierto Fantástico, Op 78 / Rapsodia Española, Op 70 / Concerto In C Minor 'Patético'

2015, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Richard Watkins

2015, CD, Album, NMC (3)

Herrmann* / Gershwin* / Waxman* / Copland*, The Nash Ensemble

The Nash Ensemble Plays American Chamber Music

2015, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Bliss*, Samuel West, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Andrew Davis

Morning Heroes ● Hymn To Apollo (Original Version)

2015, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos

Hyperion New Release Sampler – April 2014

2014, 11xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – August 2014

2014, 23xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Busoni* / Strauss* - Tanja Becker-Bender, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Garry Walker

Violin Concertos

2014, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – September 2014

2014, 9xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – October 2014

2014, 19xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – December 2014

2014, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion

Zarzycki*, Młynarski*, Eugene Ugorski, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michał Dworzynski

Introduction Et Cracovienne, Op 35 • Mazurka, Op 26 / Violin Concertos 1 & 2

2014, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Romantic/Concerto

Saint-Saëns*, Natalie Clein, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze

Cello Concerto No 1 Op 33 / Cello Concerto No 2 Op 119 / La Muse Et Le Poète Op 132 / Allegro Appassionato Op 43

2014, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Romantic/Concerto

Hyperion New Release Sampler – February 2013

2013, 7xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – July 2013

2013, 5xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – October 2013

2013, 13xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Hyperion New Release Sampler – December 2013

2013, 8xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Dubois*, Cédric Tiberghien, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze

Concerto-Capriccioso / Concerto No 2 / Suite For Piano & String Orchestra

2013, CD, Hyperion,

Romantic/Concerto/Suite/Keyboard/Orchestra

Alexander Goehr - Colin Currie, Pavel Haas Quartet, The Nash Ensemble

Since Brass, Nor Stone...

2013, CD, NMC (3)

Bridge*, The Nash Ensemble

Phantasy Piano Quartet · Cello Sonata · Violin Sonata · Folk Tunes for string quartet

2013, CD, Album, Hyperion

Hindemith*, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

Symphonic Metamorphosis After Themes By Carl Maria Von Weber ∙ Konzertmusik For Brass And Strings ∙ Mathis Der Maler

2013, CD, Album, Hyperion

Hyperion New Release Sampler – December 2012

2012, 6xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion

Borodin* / Glazunov* / Arensky* / The Nash Ensemble

Chamber Works: String Sextet - String Quintet - String Quartet No. 2

2012, CD, Album, Onyx (6)

Bruckner* — Donald Runnicles, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

2012, CD, Hyperion,

Turina* · The Nash Ensemble

2012, CD, Hyperion,

Dutilleux* / Plasson* - Casadesus* - Bonneau* - Chung* - Mørk* - Capuçon* - Queffélec* - Pahud* - Godart*

Orchestral, Piano & Chamber Masterworks

2012, 5x CD, Box Set,

David Bowerman*

Whereon The Wild Thyme Blows: Fantasies

2011, 2x CD O-Card,

Acoustic/Avantgarde/Ballad/Contemporary

Franziska Reichenbacher

Glück ... Und Auf Einmal Steht Es Neben Dir

2009, CD, Maraton (5), Ariola,

Schubert*, Belcea Quartet, Valentin Erben

String Quintet - String Quartets In G & D Minor "Death And The Maiden"

Bartók* - Belcea Quartet

String Quartets 1-6

Belcea Quartet, Mozart*

String Quartets K465 "Dissonance" and K499 "Hoffmeister"

2006, CD, Album, EMI Classics,

Lance Ellington With John Wilson (15) And His Orchestra*

Lessons In Love

2005, CD, Album, Vocalion

Nash Ensemble*, Beethoven*, Mendelssohn*

Clarinet Trio In B♭ • Octet

2005, CD, Album, Wigmore Hall Live,

Britten*, Belcea Quartet

String Quartets 1, 2 & 3 • 3 Divertimenti

Debussy* / Fauré* / Poulenc*, Ian Bostridge, Belcea Quartet, Leon Bosch, Julius Drake

Debussy Fauré Poulenc

2004, CD, EMI Classics

Brahms* : Belcea Quartet, Thomas Kakuska

String Quartet No.1 / String Quintet No.2

John Wilson (15) And His Orchestra*

Soft Lights & Sweet Music: Classic Angela Morley Arrangements

2002, CD, Album, Vocalion

Belcea Quartet, Schubert*

Streichquartett D 804 "Rosamunde" - Quartettsatz D 703 - Streichquartett D 87

Best Of Prix Mercure 2001

2001, CD, Album, Hotels Mercure Österreich,

Janacek* - Quatuor Belcea*

Debussy* · Dutilleux* · Ravel*, Belcea Quartet

String Quartets

Impressionist/Modern

The Divine Comedy

A Secret History: The Best Of The Divine Comedy

Lounge/Pop Rock

Classic Highlights 3

1996, CD, ORF, Radio Österreich 1, Sony, Mercure Hotels,

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

Something For The Weekend (A Casanova Companion No. 1)

Lounge/Pop Rock/Theme

The Divine Comedy

The Frog Princess (A Casanova Companion No. 3)

The Divine Comedy

Becoming More Like Alfie (A Casanova Companion No. 2)