Ian Scott & Jonathan Higgins
Biography Ian Scott & Jonathan Higgins
Ian Scott
is the principal clarinet of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, having previously held the same post with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon.
Born in Perth, Scotland, he studied initially with Charles Maynes, then with Henry Morrison at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, subsequently journeying to the University of Arizona to study with leading British clarinettist John Denman.
He has been a guest principal with major London orchestras, and appeared as soloist with I Solisti Veneti and the Orchestra da Camera in Padova, as well as the Gulbenkian Orchestra on tour in the Far East.
He has previously recorded British clarinet concertos for ASV White Line and Dutton Epoch, the latter including world-premiere recordings of Leighton Lucas and Humphrey Procter-Gregg concertos. His new Divine Art recording features premieres of the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto (orchestral version) as well as Robin White’s Russian Suite ...
Jonathan Higgins
studied at Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music, winning all the major piano prizes. He subsequently pursued a freelance career making several BBC radio broadcasts and giving Promenade performances of Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1984) and Stravinsky’s Les Noces (1987).
He first worked in ballet in 1983 in Basle and joined the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1987 becoming principal pianist in the now Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1995 where he remained for 26 years.
Since 1999 he has taken part in the summer festival in Neuchatel, Switzerland, giving solo and chamber recitals.
