# Keith Pascoe

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{{Short description|British musician (born 1959)}}
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'''Keith Pascoe''' (born 1959) is a [musician](/source/musician) and [conductor](/source/Conductor_(music)) from [Liverpool, England](/source/Liverpool%2C_England), best known for his work with musical ensembles such as the [Chamber Orchestra of Europe](/source/Chamber_Orchestra_of_Europe), the [London Philharmonic](/source/London_Philharmonic), and the RTÉ Vanbrugh String Quartet.

==Background==
Born in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), Pascoe studied [violin](/source/violin) with Jaroslav Vanecek, [piano](/source/piano) with Eileen Reynolds, and conducting with Norman Del Mar at the [Royal College of Music](/source/Royal_College_of_Music) in London.  He holds first-class [honours degrees](/source/Bachelor's_degree) (MA and [Master of Philosophy](/source/Master_of_Philosophy)) from both [Cork Institute of Technology](/source/Cork_Institute_of_Technology) and [NUI, University College Cork](/source/NUI%2C_University_College_Cork) respectively, and received an Hon. ARAM from the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 2016 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Concert Hall in Ireland. He currently lives in [Cork, Ireland](/source/Cork_(city)).

==Career==
Pascoe's professional life began in 1981, when he became a founding member (and leader) of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Subsequent full-time positions included sub-leader of the London Philharmonic at the age of twenty-three, assistant director of the [Academy of St Martin in the Fields](/source/Academy_of_St_Martin_in_the_Fields) (with whom he has appeared as soloist), and ten years with exclusive EMI artists, the Britten Quartet.

Since 1998, Pascoe has been a [violin](/source/violin)ist with the Vanbrugh Quartet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vanbrughquartet.com/|title=The Vanbrugh Quartet|website=Vanbrughquartet.com|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref> [artists-in-residence](/source/Artist_in_residence) to University College Cork. He is Lecturer in Chamber Music and Violin at the [Dublin Institute of Technology](/source/Dublin_Institute_of_Technology), Conservatory of Music, and Conductor of the Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra.

==Recent works==
More recently, in addition to having a busy international schedule, Pascoe has been researching the music of the eighteenth-century composer [Luigi Boccherini](/source/Luigi_Boccherini). His critical editions of a previously unpublished works by Boccherini, issued by HH Edition, were critically acclaimed.

From 2004-2016, Pascoe was conductor of the Cork Symphony Orchestra. From 2016 he has been conductor of the Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corkfleischmannsymphonyorchestra.ie/|title= Home Page|website=Corkfleischmannsymphonyorchestra.ie|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vanbrughquartet.com Vanbrugh Quartet]
* [http://www.editionhh.co.uk Edition HH]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150618211528/http://cityofcorksymphonyorchestra.ie/orchestra/keith-pascoe/ City of Cork Symphony Orchestra]
* [http://corkfleischmannsymphonyorchestra.ie Home Page]

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