Josef Fröhlich Guest Leader and Principal first violin

Josef Fröhlich arrived in Britain from Czechoslovakia in 1968. After completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music with Prof. G. Pauk he was appointed leader of the London Mozart Players.

He spent a period of time in Holland as first Violin of the Haydn Quartet. After returning to Britain, he joined the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and concurrently the English Chamber Orchestra where he became associate leader in 1982 appearing as soloist with Y.Menuhin, I.Stern, P.Zukerman, J.Galway and conductors like D.Barenboim, G.Solti, R.Kubelik, and C.Davis. He undertook extensive worldwide tours with both orchestras. Since 1988 he has been active as a freelance violinist in London. In 2002 he joined the Orpheus Quartet in Düsseldorf and has been a member of the BPO since 2000.