Marianne Olyver, violin, was the first girl to be invited to lead the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. She studied in London and Geneva with Max Rostal, Yfrah Neaman, Alfredo Campoli and Emanuel Hurwitz CBE. Her guest appearance on Womans Hour, where she performed live, was voted BBC Radio 4 Pick of the Week. Marianne directed the Palm Court Light Orchestra, Vancouver Island and has given recitals extensively in the Far East. She teaches at the Royal Academy of Music, London, has also taught at the Delay Symposium with Itzhak Perlman at The Julliard School, New York. Directing Marianne Olyver and Her Orchestra she has both broadcast and performed at Festivals and major concert halls both in the UK and abroad.
With pianist Nigel Yandell, Marianne also has a successful Duo called
Postcards from Europe.
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