For he is also an accomplished viola player and the “big violin” is never far from reach now that evening rehearsals have begun in earnest for the Kensington Symphony Orchestra’s (KSO) busy concert season. The KSO has six European concerts lined up culminating in a 60th anniversary bash in the Barbican in London next May, and Cooper is looking forward to playing a full part.
Musical interlude
General manager Phil Cooper’s colleagues in the London office of Heerema Marine Contractors will have noted by now that there is another great passion in his life besides dreaming up clever engineering solutions (and spending time with his family of course).
11 November 2016 1:00 GMT
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11 November 2016 1:00 GMT