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Leon Bosch conducts chamber and symphonic
ensembles around the world and is one of the
few double bass players to direct concertos
from the instrument.
Having worked with the ûinest conductors for
30 years as a member of groups such as the
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields,
Philharmonia and Hallé, he learnt the repertoire
and conductor’s craft from inside the orchestra,
and ûinally made the transition to the podium in
2015, when he left the Academy of St Martin-inthe-Fields and went to study in St Petersburg
with Alexander Polishchuk. Since then he has
conducted orchestras across the UK, Europe,
India, South Africa and Mozambique.
During his playing career, he has performed
concertos around the world and served as a
guest with ensembles such as the Lindsays,
Brodsky Quartet and Zukerman Chamber
Players.
Leon is committed to rediscovering neglected
music, as well as expanding and diversifying
the double bass repertoire, and has recorded 16
CDs of wide-ranging programmes, with more in
planning.
Throughout his career he has worked with
leading composers and also commissions
chamber arrangements of well-known
symphonic classics for his ensemble, I
Musicanti, and set up I Musicanti Publishing in
order to distribute these works.
