Anthony Marwood | |
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| Born | Anthony Marwood 6 July 1965 Blackheath, London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Anthony Marwood MBE is a British solo violinist.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His teachers included Emanuel Hurwitz and David Takeno.[1]
Marwood was Artistic Director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra from 2006 to 2011. From 1995 to 2012, he was a member of the Florestan Trio with Susan Tomes and Richard Lester.[2] He was Principal Artistic Partner with Les Violons du Roy from 2015 to 2019, and Artist in Residence at the Det Norske Kammerorkester in 2016/17. Marwood has performed contemporary violin concertos by Samuel Adams (composer), Sally Beamish, and Steven Mackey. Thomas Adès composed his violin concerto ('Concentric Paths') for Marwood.[1][3] He has recorded commercially over 50 CD recordings for such labels as Hyperion[4][5][6][7] and EMI Classics.[3]
In 2006, Marwood won the Royal Philharmonic Society's Instrumentalist of the Year Award. In the Queen's New Year's Honours List 2018, he was given an MBE.
References
- ^ a b Michael Church (4 May 2006). "Anthony Marwood: The magic violinist". The Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Erica Jeal (13 June 2005). "'Stravinsky would have loved it'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b Anthony Holden (13 January 2008). "Classical CD releases". The Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Andrew Clements (3 March 2005). "Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto; Somervell: Violin Concerto, Marwood/ BBC Scottish SO/ Brabbins". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Tim Ashley (10 November 2005). "Weill/ Vasks: Violin Concertos, Marwood/ Academy of St Martin in the Fields". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Andrew Clements (2 February 2012). "Britten: Violin Concerto; Double Concerto; Lachrymae – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Fiona Maddocks (9 July 2017). "Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita and Hindemith Variations CD review – an exhilarating disc". The Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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