Left to right: Roger Preston, Philip Howells, James Rose, Matthew Scott, Kate Risdon, Siobhan Clough and Charlotte Bott. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian The BSO has gone a stage further, treating music-making by disabled musicians as one of its…
James Rose trainee conductor Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Cerebral Palsy
“Music is an extremely important part of my life. Not only is it the career I’ve chosen to pursue but it’s also integral to my personal life. Music has an amazing ability to lift moods, I think that’s because it’s…
Evelyn Glennie, 1965– World leading percussionist, deaf
“Our vision is a society where communication and social cohesion are improved by the act of listening” “My first experience with percussion was seeing and being inspired by my school orchestra at the age of 12. I knew I needed…
Itzhak Perlman 1945– Polio-surviving classical violinist
Itzhak Perlman (Hebrew: יצחק פרלמן; born 31 August 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and music teacher. Over the course of his career, Perlman has performed worldwide, and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a State Dinner at the White Househonoring Queen Elizabeth…
Andrea Bocelli 1958– Opera singer, blind
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Andrea Bocelli, (Italian pronunciation: ; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Celine Dion has said that “if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea…