John Stein
John Stein studied at the Royal Academy of Music on four
scholarships and went on to win most of the major solo violin and
chamber music prizes. He has held positions with the London
Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was
appointed Leader of the Royal Ballet Orchestra at the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden. In the concert hall he has appeared both as a
leader and as soloist. Having been invited to Wales, he was
instrumental in the establishment of a permanent orchestra for
Welsh National Opera and was Orchestra Leader from its formation
until 2008. During that time he performed most of the operatic
repertoire.
As Leader and Director he has played in many of Europe and
America’s major cities. Conductors he has worked with include Bolt,
Boulez, Goodall, Guilini, Jurowski, Kempe, Levine, Mackerras, Rizzi
and Solti. One of his specific responsibilities was the
development of recordings for WNO with Decca, EMI, Telarc and
Teldec, which involved working with some of the greatest opera
singers, including Sutherland, Pavarotti, Fleming and Terfel.
John teaches at the RWCMD and is an adjudicator for a number of
major youth festivals and for ABRSM. He is a Fellow of the Royal
Welsh College of Music and Drama and an Associate of the Royal
Academy of Music.