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Gerald Brinnen

British classical double bass player. Born in May 1932 in Stockport, England, UK - Died in September 2020 in Ashtead, Surrey, England, UK. He became a member of the [a=National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain]. By the age of 20, he himself had joined the [a=Hallé Orchestra]. He was offered a place in the [a=BBC Symphony Orchestra]. Within a couple of years, he moved to the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] as Co-Principal Double Bass. He then joined the [a=New Philharmonia Orchestra] on its formation in 1964. He then auditioned and successfully won the Principal Bass seat at the [a=BBC Symphony Orchestra] where he remained until his retirement in 1992.