WREXHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Ian Balmain – Trumpet
Born in Wrexham in 1963, Ian Balmain began his musical training with
John Duckett.
His initial orchestral training was gained with
the Wrexham Orchestral Society and County,
Ian then gained a scholarship to study with
David Mason at the Royal College of Music where he won many prizes and awards.
In his second year he was chosen to perform the
newly commissioned Malcolm Arnold Trumpet Concerto as part of the R.C.M.
centenary celebrations televised live from the Royal Albert Hall.
It was also around this time that he toured
extensively worldwide, including
Ian joined the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra in 1985, and is a regular soloist with them, having recorded the
Haydn Trumpet Concerto for E.M.I. in 1991.
June 1994
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