Michael Alec Rose-‘Diaphany'(2016) Second performance. Moretonhampstead Church, 18th June 2016 (LOFI!!!!) This piece was written for the celebration of Alexander the Great, which the British Museum commissioned me to organise and perform in the museum on the 17th June. This concert took place in in Room 22 of the museum. The following day, I played […]
June 14, 2016
Biagio Marini-Capriccio per il violino a tre corde, imitazione d’una lira [da braccia] (Circa 1600) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-‘, a sharpened whetsone’ (Homage are Pindar & JJ Rousseu) recorded in the Hamman of the old Manor House, 13 6 16 Iannis Xenakis-Mikka S (with help from the Muezzin over the wall) Manor House Concert Performance 13 […]
June 12, 2016
Getting prepared for a week of three recitals and a recording, the greatest pleasure is the time just spent with the instrument. Checking it over, dusting, ever astonished at the artistry of the second generation of Amati artistry. Is it suprising, that the violin inspired composers to write music of such wonder? London 12 6 […]
June 9, 2016
Letter to a journalist. Midnight, June 3rd 2016 I have been thinking about how to respond to your questions all evening, and realised that there’s a big set of questions about notation and performance lurking behind them. The marking-up of parts is a fraught (and I use the word carefully) issue for performers, and most […]
June 7, 2016
Very proud of this: as of yesterday, I have recorded all four Henze concerti and the three sonatas. I confess, happily, to a lifetime of wonder at Henze’s music, and his contribution to the voice of the violin was immense. The two violin sonatas and the Viola Sonata are incredible, and do listen to 19 […]
June 6, 2016
June 23, 2016