Andrew Macleod (musician)

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Andrew Macleod
OriginAustralia
Genres Classical
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
Instruments Piccolo

Andrew Macleod is an Australian piccolo player. He is the Principal Piccolo of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. [1] Together with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey and Markus Stenz, Macleod was nominated for the 2014 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for the album Ades Polaris / Stanhope Piccolo Concerto. [2]

Contents

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
TitleDetails
Ades Polaris / Stanhope Piccolo Concerto
(with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey & Markus Stenz)
  • Released: 2014 [3]
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: ABC Classics

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2014 Ades Polaris / Stanhope Piccolo Concerto (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey, Markus Stenz) Best Classical Album Nominated [4]

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References

  1. Allen-Bayes, Brett (8 May 2014), "Adés, Stanhope: Orchestral works (MSO/Northey)", Limelight Magazine
  2. Zuel, Bernard (7 October 2014), "Chet Faker and his beard are set to rule ARIAs", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Sanderson, Blair, "Andrew Macleod / Benjamin Northey / Markus Stenz / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Adès: Polaris - Voyage for Orchestra; Stanhope: Piccolo Concerto", AllMusic
  4. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.