On recordings, besides Marriner, Iona Brown and Kenneth Sillito have led the ASMF among others.

The orchestra, conducted by its artistic director, Iona Brown, shaped phrases smoothly and shaded dynamics attractively.

After Iona Brown, the German violinist Julia Fischer played the instrument from 2000 to the summer of 2004, until when she purchased a 1742-made (1750-reworked) Guadagnini.

Other well-known names on the Omega roster include the conductors Iona Brown (a Mozart disk) and Sir Charles Mackerras (Schubert symphonies).

In the 1960s, he played in the Cremona Quartet with leader Hugh Maguire, Iona Brown, and Aronowitz.

Iona Brown was named the LACO's music advisor for the 1986-1987 season and became music director the next season, serving through 1992.

Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor (died 2004)

Iona Brown, 63, violinist and conductor.

Kahane has been music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra since 1997, succeeding Iona Brown.

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra followed suit, engaging Iona Brown, the Englishwoman who is director of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.