FENELLA HUMPHREYS violin
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Wednesday 26 June 2024Doors: 6.00pm
Concert: 6.30pm (approx 1 hour, no interval) Tickets: £15 |
Come and enjoy a diverse programme celebrating all things violin, drawing on works from Fenella Humphreys' brand new album Prism on Rubicon Classics.
A true journey in time, Fenella performs beloved works by Bach, Schumann and Debussy in new arrangements for solo violin, and leads us through to the music of today by brilliant young composer Sarah Frances Jenkins and Grammy winners Caroline Shaw and Jessie Montgomery. Bookended by Scottish fiddle music from Peter Maxwell Davies and Seonaid Aitken, the evening is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the violin, virtuosity and Fenella's new album!
A true journey in time, Fenella performs beloved works by Bach, Schumann and Debussy in new arrangements for solo violin, and leads us through to the music of today by brilliant young composer Sarah Frances Jenkins and Grammy winners Caroline Shaw and Jessie Montgomery. Bookended by Scottish fiddle music from Peter Maxwell Davies and Seonaid Aitken, the evening is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the violin, virtuosity and Fenella's new album!
ProgrammePeter Maxwell Davies
A Last Postcard from Sanday Sarah Frances Jenkins Tincture of the Skies J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No.1 Robert Schumann Träumerei Caroline Shaw In Manus Tuas Cyril Scott Idyll Claude Debussy La fille aux cheveux de lin Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer Moon River Seonaid Aitken The Mad Piper |
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Fenella Humphreys |
Fenella Humphreys, winner of the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Premiere Recording Award, has attracted critical admiration and audience acclaim with the grace and intensity of her remarkable performances.
With her playing described in the press as “alluring”, “unforgettable” and “a wonder”, Fenella is one of the UK’s most established and versatile violinists, having also won the 2018 BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award. She enjoys a busy career combining chamber music with solo work, performing in the most prestigious venues around the world and is frequently broadcast on the BBC, Classic FM, Scala Radio and international radio stations. Fenella performs widely as a soloist. Her recent album of Sibelius’ solo works with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and George Vass has been featured in BBC Radio 3’s Building a Library, Gramophone Magazine’s Guide to the Concerto, and was Album of the Week on Scala Radio. BBC Music Magazine has written of the recording: “it takes an unusually fine artist to be able to bridge the two extremes. Fenella Humphreys’s playing is a genuine revelation in the way it brings out the music’s dark and introspective qualities, with no shortage of technical panache meanwhile.” For the launch of Apple Music Classical in April 2023, Fenella was one of a handful of artists invited to record a ‘Classical Session’ at home, alongside Daniel Barenboim, Beatrice Rana and Gautier Capuçon. Fenella plays on a G.B. Guadagnini violin kindly on loan from Jonathan Sparey. |
Wednesday
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Doors: 6.00pm
Concert: 6.30pm (approx 1 hour, no interval) Tickets: £15 |