Fenella Humphreys
Fenella Humphreys | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Genres | Classical, Contemporary Classical |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Website | fenellahumphreys |
Fenella Humphreys is a British solo violinist of classical music.[1]
She studied under Sidney Griller CBE, 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].
In 2018, Humphreys won the BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award for her solo CD, Bach 2 the Future, vol.II.[9]
She plays a violin from the circle of Peter Guarneri of Venice.[10]
References
- ^ "Fenella Humphreys : Violinist". fenellahumphreys.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Fenella Humphreys : Violinist - about". fenellahumphreys.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Peter Maxwell Davies: Sonatina For Violin Alone: Violin". www.musicroom.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Intrada e Fuga". sally-beamish. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Suite No 1: Violin". www.musicroom.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Orkney Dreaming". Gordon Crosse - composer. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Balcony Scenes". www.editionpeters.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Rubicon Classics". rubiconclassics.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Winners of BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018 announced | Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Fenella Humphreys : Violinist - about". fenellahumphreys.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.