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David Juritz



David Juritz was appointed leader of the UK's longest established chamber orchestra , the London Mozart Players in 1991, with whom as well as directing from the front desk he works frequently as conductor. In this role he has given many world premieres including new works by Cecilia McDowall, Geoffrey Burgon, Lynne Plowman and Geoffrey Hanson. He is regularly invited to direct other orchestras such as the New London Orchestra, the Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Ambache Chamber Orchestra, the Welsh Chamber Orchestra and Zurich Chamber Orchestra.

His recordings of quartets by Szymanowski and Schubert with the Maggini String Quartet were released by ASV to enthusiastic reviews and his recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the London Mozart Players has been acclaimed as one of the finest interpretations on modern instruments. In March 2003 Dutton released his world premier recording of works for violin and piano by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. His latest CD,"Slow dances, quiet passions" was released in November 2003 on the Bonus label.

In addition to performing, David Juritz writes about issues related to music and has contributed articles to the Strad, Double Bassist and Nature. He is one of the judges at the 2004 British Violin Making Competition, an international competition for violin and bow-makers. In 2005 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Burton Bradstock Festival. David Juritz plays a violin by J B Guadagnini c.1748