Fenella Humphreys

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Fenella Humphreys
BornLondon, England
GenresClassical, Contemporary Classical
InstrumentsViolin
Websitefenellahumphreys.com

Fenella Humphreys is a British classical violinist.[1]

Career and education[]

She studied under Sidney Griller, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Ida Bieler and David Takeno at the Purcell School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf.[2]

A number of eminent composers have written works for Humphreys, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies,[3] Sally Beamish,[4] Cheryl Frances-Hoad,[5] Gordon Crosse,[6] Adrian Sutton and Piers Hellawell.[7] She performs standard repertoire and contemporary violin concertos including Thomas Adès's Concentric Paths, Pēteris Vasks's Vientuļais eņģelis (Lonely Angel) and Max Richter's Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, which she recorded in 2019 for Rubicon Classics.[8]

Her recording of Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Humoresques with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales was released in 2021.[9]

She plays a violin from the circle of Peter Guarneri of Venice.[10]

Award[]

In 2018, Humphreys won the BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award for her solo CD Bach 2 the Future, vol.II.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fenella Humphreys : Violinist". fenellahumphreys.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. ^ "Fenella Humphreys : Violinist - about". fenellahumphreys.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ "Peter Maxwell Davies: Sonatina For Violin Alone: Violin". www.musicroom.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  4. ^ "Intrada e Fuga". sally-beamish. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  5. ^ "Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Suite No 1: Violin". www.musicroom.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  6. ^ "Orkney Dreaming". Gordon Crosse - composer. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  7. ^ "Balcony Scenes". www.editionpeters.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  8. ^ "Rubicon Classics". rubiconclassics.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  9. ^ "Reson Classicsus". resonusclassics.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  10. ^ "Fenella Humphreys : Violinist - about". fenellahumphreys.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  11. ^ "Winners of BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018 announced | Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
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