The Chitinous Ensemble The Virtuosi Of England The London Jazz Chamber Group The London Strings The Starcoast Orchestra Tunnell Piano Quartet Prometheus Ensemble The Lansdowne String Quartet New London Quintet The Nefer Ensemble Ariel Quartet
ex London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pat Halling's String Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia Orchestra, The London Chamber Orchestra, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Nash Ensemble, Melos Ensemble Of London, Goldsbrough Orchestra, The Band Of HM Royal Marines, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Robert Farnon And His Orchestra
ex London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pat Halling's String Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia Orchestra, The London Chamber Orchestra, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Nash Ensemble, Melos Ensemble Of London, Goldsbrough Orchestra, The Band Of HM Royal Marines, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Robert Farnon And His Orchestra
British violin initially but eventually viola player. Born 20 July 1920 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK.
In 1937, he entered the [l527847]. During World War 2 he joined The Band Of HM Royal Marines. After the war, he was accepted by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Shortly afterwards the Amadeus-Quartett was formed and Kenneth played in their quintet dates. He was for a number of years Principal Viola of the Goldsbrough Orchestra, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra (1955). He left the LSO to go freelance and worked extensively as a session musician from the late 1940s onwards. He did TV, film and popular music recordings including playing in the string quartet backing The Beatles on Yesterday. He also played in Royal Variety Performances, and Eurovision Song Contests (he was in the orchestra in Brighton when ABBA won).
