Germany's Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Announces New 1st Solo Viola

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra has announced the appointment of English violist Luke Turrell as its new ‘1st Solo Viola’

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, in Leipzig, Germany, has this week announced the appointment of English violist Luke Turrell as its new ‘1^st Solo Viola’.

A graduate of the Berlin University of Arts and the Berlin Philharmonic Academy, where he studied with Hartmut Rohde, Luke is a former prize winner at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition.

He currently serves as a member of the Staatskapelle Dresden.