{{Short description|English violinist}} {{about|the English violinist|the American murderer|Stephen Corey Bryant|the American composer|Steven Bryant (composer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Stephen Bryant''' is an English violinist, best known as the leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Bryant on his perfect Surrey weekend|url=http://www.surreylife.co.uk/out-about/leader-of-the-bbc-symphony-orchestra-stephen-bryant-on-his-perfect-surrey-weekend-1-1639512|website=Surrey Life|accessdate=3 October 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RCMJD Students in BBC Proms Youth Ensemble|url=http://www.rcm.ac.uk/junior/aboutrcmjd/highlights/rcmjdstudentsinbbcpromsyouthensemble/|website=Royal College of Music|accessdate=3 October 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stringed instruments: investment, inflation and accessibility|url=https://www.thestrad.com/stringed-instruments-investment-inflation-and-accessibility/5166.article|website=The Strad|accessdate=3 October 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Robb|first1=Stephen|title=The burden of a precious instrument|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12627265|website=BBC News|accessdate=3 October 2017|date=3 March 2011}}</ref>
==Biography== Stephen has led all the British orchestras as well as performed as a soloist.<ref>{{cite web|title=A foursome makes string magic|url=http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/a-foursome-makes-string-magic/|website=Bainbridge Island Review|accessdate=3 October 2017|date=28 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=a playful connection|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/news/a-playful-connection/|website=The Seattle Times|accessdate=3 October 2017|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> He has taken part in more than hundred commercial recordings.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Musician, Autumn 2016 by|url=https://issuu.com/musicians_union/docs/the_musician__autumn_2016_/25|website=Musicians' Union|accessdate=3 October 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dougherty|first1=Tim|title=Music Academy of the West Announces Details of 2015 Summer Festival|url=https://www.noozhawk.com/article/music_academy_announces_details_of_2015_summer_festival|website=Noozhawk|date=6 April 2015 |accessdate=3 October 2017|language=en}}</ref>
==Albums== ===As violinist=== *''Symphonic Stories'' (2012) *''Virtues'' (2010) *''Born To the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins'' (2008) *''Mono In VCF'' (2008) *''Truth in Sincerity'' (2007) *''The Golden Age of Hollywood'' (2003) *''A Life in Reverse: The Music of Minna Keal'' (1999) *''Atlantis'' (1991) *''B.C.'' (1979) *''Handy Dandy Man'' (1978)
=== As Concertmaster ===
* ''Wagner - The Ride of the Valkyries and various'' / 2002 Classics for Pleasure / London Philharmonic * ''Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring'' / 1999 Classics for Pleasure / London Philharmonic * ''Mozart – Requiem / Mass in C Minor'' / 2002 Classics for Pleasure / London Philharmonic * ''Busoni – Orchestral Suite No 2'' / 2002 Chandos / BBC Philharmonic * ''‘A String Around Autumn’ '' / 2002 Bis / BBC National Orchestra of Wales * ''‘Best of British’ from the BBC Proms 2007'' / 2007 Deutsch Grammophon / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Judith Weir – The Welcome Arrival of Rain'' / 2008 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra'' / 2005 CEDIZLE / Scottish Chamber Orchestra * ''‘Perfect Day’ (BBC Children in Need)(Single)'' / 1997 Chrysalis / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Gerhard – Symphony / Harpsichord Concerto'' / 1999 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''L’Enfant et les Sortileges / L’Heure Espagnole (DVD)'' / 2009 / London Philharmonic * ''Camilo – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra'' / 2001 Decca / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Walton – Symphony No 1 and Takemitsu'' / 1993 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Bach – The Conductors’ Transcriptions'' / 2004 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Elgar – Symphony No2, Serenade'' / 1989 RCA Victor Red Seal / London Philharmonic * ''Rakhmaninov – Symphony No 2, Vocalise'' / 1992 Nimbus Records / BBC National Orchestra of Wales * ''Rakhmaninov – Orchestral Works'' / 1998 Nimbus Records / BBC National Orchestra of Wales * ''Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade'' / 2005 Classics for Pleasure / London Philharmonic * ''‘Joie de Vivre’'' / 2005 Decca / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Tippett Conducts Tippett Symphonies 2 and 4'' / 1993 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Shostakovich – Daniel Hope'' / 2006 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Bantock – Omar Khayyam'' / 2007 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''‘The Last Night of the Proms 2003’'' / Warner Classics / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto, Symphony No 3'' / 2002 Linn Records / Scottish Chamber Orchestra * ''Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade'' / 1990 EMI Eminence / London Philharmonic * ''Foulds – A World Requiem'' / 2008 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Joel – Francois Durand – La Terre et Le Feu'' / 2004 Mode / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''John Corigliano, Zhou Long'' / 2005 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Bax – Symphony No 6, Festival Overture'' / 1988 Chandos / London Philharmonic * ''Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique'' / 1993 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Janacek – The Excursions of Mr Broucek'' / 2008 Deutsch Grammophon / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Susan Graham – Poemes De L’Amour'' / 2005 Warner Classics / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''The Grainger Edition, Volume 1'' / 1996 Chandos / BBC Philharmonic * ''Chausson – Le Roi Arthus'' / 2005 Telarc / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''John Veale, Benjamin Britten – Violin Concertos'' / 2001 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Medtner – Piano Concerto No 1 in C Minor'' / 1994 Hyperion / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Malcolm Arnold – Vernon Handley'' / 2006 LPO Recording / London Philharmonic * ''Bax – Orchestral Works Volume 5'' / 2003 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Marx – Orchestral Songs and Choral Works'' / 2009 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Nikos Skalkottas – 36 Greek Dances, The Return of Ulysses'' / 2002 Bis / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Martinu – The 6 Symphonies'' / 2010 Onyx Classics-BBC / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Elgar – Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures'' / 2014 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Delius – Concertos'' / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Szymanowski – Stabat Mater, Harnasie'' / 2013 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Szymanowski – Symphony No 2 and 4'' / 2013 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Walton – Symphony No 1'' / 2014 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''British Clarinet Concertos'' / 2012 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Vaughan Williams – Symphony No 5'' / 2007 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Britten – Phaedra and various'' / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Delius – Appalachia'' / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Donizetti – Caterina Cornarno'' / 2013 Opera Rara / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Smetana – The Bartered Bride'' / 2012 Harmonia Mundi / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Lutoslawski – Symphonic Variations'' / 2012 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Lutoslawski – Vocal Works'' / 2011 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Lutoslawski – Symphony No 3'' / 2010 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Brahms – Schoenberg Piano Quartet'' / 1991 Collins Classics / London Philharmonic * ''Crosse, Bedford'' / 1997 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Gerhard – Various'' / 1997 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Nyman – Trombone Concerto'' / 1997 EMI / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Matthews, Musgrave'' / 1998 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Tchaikovski, Scriabin'' / 1993 Hyperion / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Dillon – Ignis Noster / Helle Nacht'' / 1994 Disques Montaigne / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Sackman, Hawthorn'' / 1995 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Martinu – The Epic of Gilgamesh'' / 1995 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Sawer – Byrnan Wood'' / 1995 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Ruders – Concerto in Pieces'' / 1995 Dorling Kindersley / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Brahms – Symphony No 4'' / 1997 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Bax – Tintagel'' / 1997 BBC Music Magazine CD / BBC Symphony Orchestra * ''Mozart – Violin Concertos'' / 1989 Pony Canyon / London Philharmonic * ''Vivaldi – Seasons'' / 1989 Collins Classics / London Philharmonic * ''Mozart – La Clemenza di Tito'' / 1995 Poorhouse Productions DVD / London Philharmonic * ''Furtwangler – Symphony No 2'' / 1992 Naxos / BBC Philharmonic
=== As Soloist ===
* ''Timothy Salter – Parallax'' / 1996 Usk * ''A Life in Reverse – The music of Minna Keal'' / 1996 Lorelt * ''The Golden Age of Hollywood'' / 2003 BBC Music Magazine CD
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.stephen-bryant.com}} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001794829|label=Stephen Bryant}}
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