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Colin’s Column

24 January 2023
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Welcomes New Players.

Jan 24, 2023 | News | 0 comments

In the last year, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed two new musicians
to principal positions.
Drake Gritton has been appointed as Principal Cor Anglais, a position he’ll take up in full
from Autumn 2023. A recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Drake Gritton is
currently on the Intensive Master’s programme at the Academy. Drake has performed with
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, guest principal oboe with the Royal Opera House
Orchestra and Cor Anglais with the Philharmonia. In addition to the oboe, Drake is an
accomplished pianist and singer. Away from music, he enjoys bouldering and exploring the
outdoors via running and cycling. Cooking is also a great love of his, as well as throwing balls
and frisbees around in the park!
Nicholas Bootiman has joined the Orchestra as Section Leader Viola, a position he shares
with Catherine Marwood. Nicholas studied at the Royal College of Music in London and prior
to joining the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, he held a principal position with the
Philharmonia Orchestra for over a decade. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of
Echor Music, a chamber orchestra and arts charity based in the Chiltern Hills.
As members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, they are part of an ensemble of
professional musicians that performs in a programme of more than sixty concerts in the
Grade II*-listed Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and on tour in the UK and internationally.