Timothy Lines
Timothy Lines studied at the Royal College of
Music with Michael Collins and now enjoys a wide-ranging career as
a clarinettist. He has played with all the major symphony
orchestras in London as well as with chamber groups including
London Sinfonietta and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
From 1999 to 2003 he was principal clarinet of the London Symphony
Orchestra and was also chairman of the orchestra during his last
year there. In September 2004 he was appointed section leader
clarinet of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a position
he held until January 2006, when he left to focus on his freelance
career.
He plays on original instruments with the
English Baroque Soloists, the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et
Romantique and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and is
also frequently engaged to record film music and pop music
tracks.
Much in demand as a teacher, Timothy is
professor of clarinet at both the Royal College of Music and the
Royal Academy of Music and has also directed concerts given by the
RCM's New Perspectives Ensemble. He is also the clarinet
coach for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.