Chris West
@ChrisWestBass
Bass player, professor at Trinity Laban, author! General Manager and artistic advisor of the Orchestra for the Environment
My biography of the greatest double bass player of all time is now available. His complete life story, reconstructed from around 10,000 mentions in 19th century UK papers. The Paganini of the Double Bass: Bottesini in Britain by Chris West amazon.co.uk/dp/B099XGJS3H/… via @AmazonUK
We're really looking forward to our first visit to Grayshott on June 19!
We’re proud to present the @OrchForTheEnv, a remarkable ensemble of virtuoso musicians who use music to inspire care for our planet. Join them and @ClarinetEmmaJ on 19 June for an enchanting evening of music inspired by the natural world – from lush gardens to sweeping landscapes
We're playing @wigmore_hall this Wednesday lunchtime! Come and join us for the London premiere of Tree of Life by @ClarinetEmmaJ !
🎶 Today’s the Day! Join us this evening for the Friends’ Concert with Emma Johnson & the Orchestra for the Environment. Great music, good company, wine & a generous buffet await! 🍷🧀 Not a Friend yet? Join from £30/year: 👉 grayshottconcerts-friends.co.uk #classicalmusic #surreyevents
Four days ago @thameswater gave us 20min notice to move our cars then built this unwanted moat blocking our drive. Since then they've done no work on it.

Our Tree of Life tour reaches beautiful Stamford in Lincolnshire next Saturday! stamfordartscentre.com/whats-on/all-s…
Great night playing Top Gun at @RoyalAlbertHall . Lots of people in the audience tried to take my photo, but some bloke kept getting in the way.

And there's already lined up for 2025, too - more @royalphilorch (including another Noisy Kids!) plus @OrchForTheEnv! Keep an eye on all the Orchestral Maneouvres In The 'Ding via whatsonreading.com/themes/orchest… 6/6
We review Chris West's book "Bottesini in Britain." The book explores the life, music, and impact of 19th-century Italian double bass virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini, with a focus on his time in Britain. Read: doublebasshq.com/chris-west-on-…
Come and hear our Tales from Vienna @Beaminsterfest June 30 and @sevenoaksfest July 6…Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss and more!
I enjoyed the concert very much last night. The 'Tree of Life' was amazing, obviously appreciated as much by the players as the audience!
It’s such a delight to have had a small part in organising and setting up this tour for our wonderful artist @ClarinetEmmaJ and the @OrchForTheEnv Superb feedback from all promoters, press and audience. @KingsPlace @southbankcentre @cheltfestivals @StollerHall @stgeorgesbris
We were delighted by the response to our concerts in Yorkshire! Thank you to @SwaleFest and @Bfdcathedral for hosting our Tree of Life concerts!
We certainly do love playing Tree of Life! And we were thrilled to bring it to Bradford.
I enjoyed the concert very much last night. The 'Tree of Life' was amazing, obviously appreciated as much by the players as the audience!
Stunning concert this evening. Amazing musicians. Tree of Life totally awesome - very powerful and very moving. Recording soon please! Thank you all.
The Tree of Life tour continues this week to beautiful Yorkshire for our concerts in the @SwaleFest on Thursday and @Bfdcathedral on Friday.
Tickets go on sale today for our concert in the Reading Classical Concert Series in June 2025 whatsonreading.com/venues/concert…
You can listen back to the interview between @xanthe_palmer, @ClarinetEmmaJ and Canon Ned Lunn about Friday's 'Tree of Life' with @OrchForTheEnv at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… from around 1:47, and tickets can be booked at tree-of-life-bradford.eventbrite.co.uk
Principled musicians thinking about the environment: how they travel, what they programme and making audiences aware of their surroundings. 🤔#orchestrafortheenvironment are ambassadors for the cause - read on 👉 tinyurl.com/yw6fm446 @NewburyToday
"Emma Johnson and the Orchestra for the Environment are certainly doing their bit with their outstanding quality of playing and their thought-provoking programmes." @NewburyFestival newburytoday.co.uk/lifestyle/prin…