Section Principal Double Bass, BBCCO

CONTRACT TYPE: Continuing (permanent), Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Concert Orchestra

LOCATION: Broadcasting House, London

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA

The mission of the BBC Concert Orchestra is to bring inspiring musical experiences to everyone, everywhere, with the ensemble’s versatility as the key. For BBC Radio 3, the Orchestra explores a wide selection of classical and contemporary music and is broadcast weekly on Friday Night Is Music Night. It has performed on many soundtracks, including Blue Planet, Serengeti and Wild Isles for BBC One, as well as recording new music for BBC Sounds’ Music & Meditation podcast and George the Poet’s award‑winning, Have You Heard George’s Podcast? In 2022, it recorded Isobel Waller‑Bridge's score for Charlie Mackesy’s Oscar‑winning animated film, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. It also performs in BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room Month for BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, featuring artists including Raye, P!nk and Petsh...