Martin Suckling
Martin Suckling was born in Glasgow in 1981. After spending his teenage years performing in the National Youth Orchestra and in ceilidh bands around Scotland, Martin studied music at Clare College Cambridge and King’s College London. He has been commissioned by many leading orchestras and ensembles and notable conductors of his works include Ilan Volkov, Francois-Xavier Roth, Robin Ticciati, Nicholas Collon and Pierre Andre Valade. His music has also featured in many festivals including Cheltenham, Ultraschall, Chacombe, Deal, ISCM World Music Days 2007 (Hong Kong), and Oxford Lieder.
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Leading figures from the worlds of experimental, rock and orchestral music join forces in Glasgow this May for the UK’s first Tectonics festival. Curated by conductor Ilan Volkov and staged by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tectonics Glasgow features artists as diverse as Alvin Lucier, Iancu Dumitrescu, Stuart Braithwaite and Aidan Moffat and aims to break down musical barriers.
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Stuart Braithwaite | Stephen Pastel | Stephen O’Malley | Oren Ambarchi | Anton Lukoszevieze | Joe Talia | James Rushford | Ilan Volkov | Asparagus Piss Raindrop | Aidan Moffat |
