Gerald Brinnen

British classical double bass player. Born in May 1932 in Stockport, England, UK - Died in September 2020 in Ashtead, Surrey, England, UK. He became a member of the National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain. By the age of 20, he himself had joined the Hallé Orchestra. He was offered a place in the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Within a couple of years, he moved to The London Symphony Orchestra as Co-Principal Double Bass. He then joined the New Philharmonia Orchestra on its formation in 1964. He then auditioned and successfully won the Principal Bass seat at the BBC Symphony Orchestra where he remained until his retirement in 1992.