Fenella Humphreys (born 1977/1978)[1][2] is a British classical violinist.[3]
Fenella Humphreys | |
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Born | 1977/1978 (age 44–45) London, England |
Genres | Classical, Contemporary Classical |
Instrument(s) | Violin |
Website | fenellahumphreys |
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.[4]
A number of eminent composers have written works for Humphreys, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies,[5] Sally Beamish,[6] Cheryl Frances-Hoad,[7] Gordon Crosse,[8] Adrian Sutton and Piers Hellawell.[9] 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.[10]
Her recording of Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Humoresques with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales was released in 2021.[11] In the same year, she released sheet music of a number of her own arrangements for violin that she performed during the covid lockdown.[12]
She plays a violin from the circle of Peter Guarneri of Venice.[4]
In 2018, Humphreys won the BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award for her solo CD Bach 2 the Future, vol.II.[13]
A 13-year-old girl is to have her song sung by a choir of 100 children at the Royal Festival Hall on May 11.
'You should've seen his face. He was amazed,' said 16-year-old violinist Fenella.