Norman Nelson (3)

Irish classical violinist, concertmaster, conductor, and Professor of Violin & Chamber Music. Born 1 August 1931 in Dublin, Ireland - Died 23 February 2018 on Vncouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. He studied at the Royal College of Music, London (1945-1951). He joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1951 and the Sadler's Wells Orchestra in 1952. He was assistant concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra (1956-1957 & 1959-1962), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1957-1959) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1962-1965). He recorded as soloist with The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, of which he was a founding member. He served 1965-1973 as concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and 1966-72 and in 1976 as concertmaster and director of the Baroque Strings Of Vancouver. He founded and served 1968-1979 as first violin of the Purcell String Quartet and founded in 1973 and directed until 1979 the Academy Strings, an ensemble for advanced students. In 1979, he was appointed Professor of Violin & Chamber Music at the University of Alberta and became first violin with the University Of Alberta String Quartet. In 1985, he became concertmaster of The Alberta Baroque Ensemble. In 1986, he became conductor of the University of Alberta Chamber Orchestra.