Ursula Leveaux is an English
classical bassoonist. She is Principal Bassoon with the
City of London Sinfonia and the
Academy of Ancient Music;
and is currently the bassoonist of the
Nash Ensemble
The Nash Ensemble of London is an English chamber ensemble. It was founded by Artistic Director Amelia Freedman and Rodney Slatford in 1964, while they were students at the Royal Academy of Music, and was named after the Nash Terraces around ...
. Leveaux was Principal Bassooon with the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is an Edinburgh-based UK chamber orchestra. One of Scotland's five National Performing Arts Companies, the SCO performs throughout Scotland, including annual tours of the Scottish Highlands and Islands and S ...
from 1987 to 2007.
She has made numerous recordings, including of Sir
Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (8 September 1934 – 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.
As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Musi ...
' bassoon concerto, which was written for her.
In 2020, she was a judge in the wind and brass final of the 68th
Royal Over-Seas League
The Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) is a not-for-profit members' organisation with international headquarters in its clubhouse in central London, England.
Founded by Sir Evelyn Wrench in 1910 as the Over-Seas Club, it was given a Royal Charter ...
Annual Music Competition.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
English classical bassoonists
Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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