Fenella Humphreys
Violinist Fenella Humphreys combines versatility with lyrical, graceful playing Her repertory includes several works written especially for her by leading British composers. Humphreys was born in London. Her first teacher was Sidney Griller, leader of the Griller Quartet, with whom she studied beginning at age nine. Humphreys attended the Purcell School, studying there with Itzhak Rahkovsky as well as Griller, and winning the school's two prizes. Winning a scholarship, she studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with David Takeno and went on for further work at the Hochschule für Musik Robert Schumann in Düsseldorf with Ida Bieler. Humphreys has also taken an unusually wide variety of master classes with, among others, Krzysztof Penderecki. Her career has been balanced between chamber music and solo work. As a chamber musician she has collaborated with Pekka Kuusisto, Nicholas Daniel OBE, and Martin Lovett, among many others, and she has given world premieres of works by composers including Peter Maxwell-Davies, Sally Beamish, and Adrian Sutton. Her repertory also includes violin concertos by Thomas Adès, Peteris Vasks, and Max Richter (The Four Seasons Recomposed). Humphreys has been heard on major radio networks in Britain, Europe, and Korea. Several of Humphreys' recordings have been gained wide attention and become strong sellers although they were released on small labels. The second of her two Bach 2 the Future albums, featuring solo music by Bach, won a BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award in 2018. Her first concerto album, of Christopher Wright’s Violin Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Martin Yates, appeared on Dutton Laboratories in 2012. Humphreys has also recorded for the Champs Hill, Lyrita, and Rubicon Classics labels, issuing a recording of The Four Seasons Recomposed together with works by Vasks and Arvo Pärt on Rubicon Classics in 2019. Her critically acclaimed recording of Sibelius solo works with BBC National Orchestra of Wales was released in 2021.
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12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter
Fenella Humphreys, Covent Garden Sinfonia, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by RUBICON on 28 Jun 2019
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Humoresques
Fenella Humphreys, George Vass, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
Classical - Released by Resonus Classics on 2 Apr 2021
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Carwithen, Pitfield & Others: Music for Violin & Piano
Fenella Humphreys, Nathan Williamson
Chamber Music - Released by Lyrita on 3 Feb 2017
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Sibelius: Works for Violin & Piano
Fenella Humphreys, Joseph Tong
Chamber Music - Released by Resonus Classics on 7 Jan 2022
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Bach to the Future, Vol. 2
Chamber Music - Released by Champs Hill Records on 2 Sep 2016
Gramophone Editor's Choice16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Four Pieces, Op. 78: I. Impromptu
Fenella Humphreys, Joseph Tong
Chamber Music - Released by Resonus Classics on 3 Dec 2021
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So Many Stars
Fenella Humphreys, Nicola Eimer
Chamber Music - Released by Stone Records on 1 Feb 2019
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Four Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 89: III. No. 3 in E-Flat Major
Fenella Humphreys, George Vass, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
Classical - Released by Resonus Classics on 26 Feb 2021
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Danses champêtres, Op. 106: II. Alla polacca
Fenella Humphreys, Joseph Tong
Chamber Music - Released by Resonus Classics on 17 Dec 2021
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Two Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 87: II. No. 2 in D Major
Fenella Humphreys, George Vass, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
Classical - Released by Resonus Classics on 19 Mar 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo