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Pay the piper

In an alternate universe, Róisín Walters would be in In January 2019, her career took her from Liverpool and the salaried position of Associate Principal Second Violin of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, to London, the Britten Sinfonia, and the Assistant Concertmaster seat. Her work is varied. Alongside her freelance orchestral job, she usually works almost every day of the week, playing up to four weekly concerts and travelling across the country to fit in gigs with UK’s top orchestras whenever possible

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