Leader - Hazel McDonald
Hazel McDonald has been a member of the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra since 1994.
After meeting her former teacher, Bob Nelson, and being encouraged to audition for
the orchestra, Hazel has been a committed member ever since. Hazel has been
playing violin since she was four, studying with Bob Nelson at Junior RSAMD and
Christine Nelson privately before going to University to study Civil Engineering at
Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities.
After qualifying, Hazel returned to violin study with Wilson Hainey and Kanako Ito,
both of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, gaining DipABRSM (Dist) in 2014. Hazel
also plays regularly with the Amicus Orchestra and also enjoys taking part in solo
performances at her church, concerts in and around Moffat, and chamber music with
friends and family.
Leaders of the GCO
Hazel McDonald
2018 -
Hazel McDonald
John Thompson
co-leaders
2015-2018
Bob Nelson
1999 - 2014
Sam Murdoch
1985 - 1998
Nigel Capps
1984 - 1985
Sam Murdoch
1974 - 1984
Morrison Dunbar
1967 - 1974
About the GCO
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra