Catherine Arlidge.
Wednesday’s (12/18) Violin Channel reports, “The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has announced that Catherine Arlidge, who currently serves as the orchestra’s Sub-Principal Second Violin, has been appointed as its Director of Artistic Planning. Arlidge will work alongside CEO Emma Stenning, Music Director Kazuki Yamada, and the CBSO’s players to expand the orchestra’s reach, while also developing its quality. Arlidge has been playing in, touring with, and making recordings with the orchestra since 1990, and has worked with five different music directors during that time. She is a founding member of the CBSO’s Artistic Think Tank, which was formed to involve the orchestra’s players in programming decisions. She was also a central force in the orchestra’s player-run chamber music series Centre Stage, and its children’s concerts, titled Notelets. Since 2017, she has been the Artistic and Educational Director of the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, and during her time in that role, she has reimagined the role of the charity and its activities. Arlidge was made an MBE for services to music education in 2016.”
