Dominic Seldis (born 1971 in

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, Suffolk) is a British double bass soloist and principal (1st solo) double bass of the

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Biography

Dominic Max Seldis is the second son of Raymond Max Seldis by his marriage to Lynda Holmes. Seldis attended

Chetham's School of Music Chetham's School of Music () is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions. Students receive a full academic education alon ...

in Manchester, from 1979 to 1989. He began as a violinist and changed to the double bass aged 14, studying with

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. In 1989, he attended the

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in London, studying the double bass with Robin McGee. In 1992 he moved to Salzburg to study with Klaus Stoll at the

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. As a soloist he has performed with the

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, the

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, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the Orchestra of St. Johns Smith Square and the

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and is an active chamber music player and performs many recitals with James Pearson. He is also a regular member of the

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. He has appeared many times on Dutch television as soloist including playing at the Gouden Televizierring Gala in October 2017. In 1998 he was appointed principal player of the

and in 2008 moved to the Netherlands to become principal (1st solo) double bass of the

in Amsterdam. He is a professor at the

in London, and gives regular master classes throughout the world.

Television

In 2008, Seldis was a judge on the

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television series ''

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''. In 2012 he appeared again as a judge on ''Maestro at the Opera'', a three-part series which opened on BBC2 on 4 May 2012. In December 2012, Seldis was a judge on the first Dutch series of Maestro, returning in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. He also appeared on 'Het Orkest van Nederland', as a co-host, on Dutch TV station RTL4 in winter 2014. In 2017 he hosted his own show 'De Nieuwe Stradivarius' for NPO 2.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seldis, Dominic Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Academics of the Royal Academy of Music Players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra People educated at Chetham's School of Music Living people 1971 births