Stephen Bryant

Stephen Bryant is an English violinist, best known as the leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Biography

Stephen has led all the British orchestras as well as performed as a soloist. He has taken part in more than hundred commercial recordings.

Albums

As violinist

Symphonic Stories
Virtues
Born To the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins
Mono In VCF
Truth in Sincerity
The Golden Age of Hollywood
A Life in Reverse: The Music of Minna Keal
Atlantis
B.C.
''Handy Dandy Man''

As Concertmaster

Wagner - The Ride of the Valkyries and various / 2002 Classics for Pleasure / London PhilharmonicStravinsky – The Rite of Spring / 1999 Classics for Pleasure / London PhilharmonicMozart – Requiem / Mass in C Minor / 2002 Classics for Pleasure / London PhilharmonicBusoni – Orchestral Suite No 2 / 2002 Chandos / BBC Philharmonic‘A String Around Autumn’ / 2002 Bis / BBC National Orchestra of Wales‘Best of British’ from the BBC Proms 2007 / 2007 Deutsch Grammophon / BBC Symphony OrchestraJudith Weir – The Welcome Arrival of Rain / 2008 NMC / BBC Symphony OrchestraScottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra / 2005 CEDIZLE / Scottish Chamber Orchestra‘Perfect Day’ / 1997 Chrysalis / BBC Symphony OrchestraGerhard – Symphony / Harpsichord Concerto / 1999 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraL’Enfant et les Sortileges / L’Heure Espagnole / 2009 / London PhilharmonicCamilo – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / 2001 Decca / BBC Symphony OrchestraWalton – Symphony No 1 and Takemitsu / 1993 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraBach – The Conductors’ Transcriptions / 2004 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraElgar – Symphony No2, Serenade / 1989 RCA Victor Red Seal / London PhilharmonicRakhmaninov – Symphony No 2, Vocalise / 1992 Nimbus Records / BBC National Orchestra of WalesRakhmaninov – Orchestral Works / 1998 Nimbus Records / BBC National Orchestra of WalesRimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade / 2005 Classics for Pleasure / London Philharmonic‘Joie de Vivre’ / 2005 Decca / BBC Symphony OrchestraTippett Conducts Tippett Symphonies 2 and 4 / 1993 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraShostakovich – Daniel Hope / 2006 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony OrchestraBantock – Omar Khayyam / 2007 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra‘The Last Night of the Proms 2003’ / 2004 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony OrchestraMendelssohn – Violin Concerto, Symphony No 3 / 2002 Linn Records / Scottish Chamber OrchestraRimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade / 1990 EMI Eminence / London PhilharmonicFoulds – A World Requiem / 2008 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraJoel – Francois Durand – La Terre et Le Feu / 2004 Mode / BBC Symphony OrchestraJohn Corigliano, Zhou Long / 2005 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony OrchestraBax – Symphony No 6, Festival Overture / 1988 Chandos / London PhilharmonicBerlioz – Symphonie Fantastique / 1993 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraJanacek – The Excursions of Mr Broucek / 2008 Deutsch Grammophon / BBC Symphony OrchestraSusan Graham – Poemes De L’Amour / 2005 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony OrchestraThe Grainger Edition, Volume 1 / 1996 Chandos / BBC Philharmonic Chausson – Le Roi Arthus / 2005 Telarc / BBC Symphony OrchestraJohn Veale, Benjamin Britten – Violin Concertos / 2001 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraMedtner – Piano Concerto No 1 in C Minor / 1994 Hyperion / BBC Symphony OrchestraMalcolm Arnold – Vernon Handley / 2006 LPO Recording / London PhilharmonicBax – Orchestral Works Volume 5 / 2003 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraMarx – Orchestral Songs and Choral Works / 2009 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraNikos Skalkottas – 36 Greek Dances, The Return of Ulysses / 2002 Bis / BBC Symphony OrchestraMartinu – The 6 Symphonies / 2010 Onyx Classics-BBC / BBC Symphony OrchestraElgar – Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures / 2014 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraDelius – Concertos / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraSzymanowski – Stabat Mater, Harnasie / 2013 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraSzymanowski – Symphony No 2 and 4 / 2013 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraSuk – Summer’s Tale, Prague / 2012 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraWalton – Symphony No 1 / 2014 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraBritish Clarinet Concertos / 2012 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraVaughan Williams – Symphony No 5 / 2007 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraBritten – Phaedra and various / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraDelius – Appalachia / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraDonizetti – Caterina Cornarno / 2013 Opera Rara / BBC Symphony OrchestraSmetana – The Bartered Bride / 2012 Harmonia Mundi / BBC Symphony OrchestraLutoslawski – Symphonic Variations / 2012 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraLutoslawski – Vocal Works / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraLutoslawski – Symphony No 3 / 2010 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraBrahms – Schoenberg Piano Quartet / 1991 Collins Classics / London PhilharmonicCrosse, Bedford / 1997 NMC / BBC Symphony OrchestraGerhard – Various / 1997 Chandos / BBC Symphony OrchestraNyman – Trombone Concerto / 1997 EMI / BBC Symphony OrchestraMatthews, Musgrave / 1998 NMC / BBC Symphony OrchestraTchaikovski, Scriabin / 1993 Hyperion / BBC Symphony OrchestraDillon – Ignis Noster / Helle Nacht / 1994 Disques Montaigne / BBC Symphony OrchestraSackman, Hawthorn / 1995 NMC / BBC Symphony OrchestraMartinu – The Epic of Gilgamesh / 1995 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraSawer – Byrnan Wood / 1995 NMC / BBC Symphony OrchestraRuders – Concerto in Pieces / 1995 Dorling Kindersley / BBC Symphony OrchestraBrahms – Symphony No 4 / 1997 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraBax – Tintagel / 1997 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony OrchestraMozart – Violin Concertos / 1989 Pony Canyon / London PhilharmonicVivaldi – Seasons / 1989 Collins Classics / London PhilharmonicMozart – La Clemenza di Tito / 1995 Poorhouse Productions DVD / London PhilharmonicFurtwangler – Symphony No 2 / 1992 Naxos / BBC Philharmonic

As Soloist

Timothy Salter – Parallax / 1996 UskA Life in Reverse – The music of Minna Keal / 1996 LoreltThe Golden Age of Hollywood / 2003 BBC Music Magazine CD