2009
Twenty-third Season Performers

Münir Beken
Oud

Roberto Cani
Violin

Mark Carlson
Flute

Gary Gray
Clarinet

Roland Kato
Viola

Connie Kupka
Violin

Kathleen Lenski
Violin

Joanne Pearce Martin
Piano

Edith Orloff
Piano

David Speltz
Cello

Brendan Speltz
Violin

David Walther
Viola

Miwako Watanabe
Violin

Roger Wilkie
Violin

Belinda Broughton, violin

Violinist Belinda Broughton began performing concertos as a child with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 12, she performed the Mendelssohn Concerto for Queen Elizabeth II at a Royal Command performance in New Zealand.

At 18, having moved to London three years earlier to study with Alfredo Campoli, she joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra as it's youngest ever member and the following year was also playing as assistant concertmaster with the London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra. By the age of 20 she had performed as concertmaster with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera and BBC Concert Orchestra After leaving the London Philharmonic Orchestra, she worked for 20 years as a freelance player in London, recording music for films, television and records and toured England, Europe, and the Middle East as a member of the Lake Piano Trio.

In 1997, she married composer Bruce Broughton and moved to Los Angeles with her two sons, where she has continued her recording and performing career. In addition to her studio work, she has played with various chamber ensembles, including the Maestro Foundation and Pacific Serenades, and has been guest concertmaster with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Glendale Symphony Orchestra, and the New West Symphony.

Concerts featuring Belinda Broughton:
2008 Mavericks and Magicians
2001 Entwining Branches
2000 Bridging Worlds with Song
1999 Hauntings, Joy, and Triumph

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