Living in Britain is not too far removed from life in the US. I find that orchestra life is so similar and I feel very accepted here. Though I lived in the States for many years, I am British so perhaps I’m not the best person to judge. I travel back to the States regularly and am also lucky that the LSO tours to the US. The annual New York residency is terrific.
Louise Shackelton is a violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra and was until recently one of the Board's player directors. She began her British career with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, appointed by Sir Simon Rattle as co-principal second violin. Before 1994, she lived in the US, her family having emigrated to the US from the UK in the 1970s. She received a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University and a Master of Music from the Eastman School. Her first job was with the Florida Symphony. She went on to play with the Rochester Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Boston Ballet Orchestra and the Rome Opera Orchestra.
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