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Anthony Marwood’s recording of Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ has been ranked the top version by Radio France. In a blind comparison of six recordings of the 2005 concerto, explored in a special two hour programme, presenters Jérémie Rousseau, Fanny Clamagirand, Benoît Sitzia and Thomas Vergracht selected Marwood’s interpretation as the finest. Conducted by…Read more ›
Next week, violinist Anthony Marwood returns to Adelaide Festival in 2026 as part of their Artist-in-Residence series. Known for his “boundless energy, intellectual curiosity and creative wizardry” (BBC Music Magazine), Marwood will appear across three performances at Elder Hall from 2–4 March. The residency opens with Shadow & Light (2 March), featuring Marwood with the…Read more ›
Anthony Marwood’s recording of Peteris Vasks’ ‘Distant Light’ is Gramophone Magazine’s top recommendation this month in an exploration of the composer’s first violin concerto. Gramophone writes: “Top of the class, though, is the 2004 recording by Anthony Marwood, whose purity of tone, combined with the sense of inner peace radiating from the Academy of St Martin in…Read more ›
Violinist Anthony Marwood returns to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra this week to tour Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumfries. Anthony will lead the orchestra in a programme of Schumann and Mozart, including Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D minor, and his ‘Manfred’ Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat, alongside Handel’s Sinfonia from Agrippina.…Read more ›
Violinist Anthony Marwood will return to Adelaide Festival in 2026 as part of their Artist-in-Residence series. Known for his “boundless energy, intellectual curiosity and creative wizardry” (BBC Music Magazine), Marwood will appear across three performances at Elder Hall from 2–4 March. The residency opens with Shadow & Light (2 March), featuring Marwood with the Adelaide…Read more ›
It’s a busy start to the 2025/26 season for British violinist Anthony Marwood with a four-stop tour across Australia and New Zealand. Recently named the new custodian of the c.1709 ‘Scotta’ Stradivari violin, held in trust by UKARIA Cultural Centre, Anthony fittingly began the tour in Adelaide with a concert at UKARIA. On Sunday 14 September, audiences were…Read more ›
Earlier this year, the ‘Scotta’ Stradivari was given to UKARIA by a generous Australian patron. Crafted at the height of Stradivari’s Golden Period, the violin has had a remarkable life in the hands of renowned musicians – a legacy that continues as violinist Anthony Marwood becomes its new player. Crafted in 1709, the ‘Scotta’ violin…Read more ›
This summer JBM artists will be performing at festivals across the globe. 19 July – 11 August: Bregenz Festival, Austria Enrique Mazzola conducts the Vienna Symphony for Weber’s Der Freischütz. Find out more. 20 July: Virtuoso and Belcanto Festival, Italy Viviane Hagner and pianist Till Fellner perform a programme of Mozart, Ligeti, and Brahms…Read more ›
It’s been a busy start to the 2023/24 season for Anthony Marwood. At the end of September Anthony chaired the jury of the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in which the Canadian, Rilian Trio secured the top prize. This was followed by a visit to Quebec City and Montreal to direct Les Violons Du Roy…Read more ›
Anthony Marwood is in Australia and New Zealand for a month, working with Sydney Conservatorium, the Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne Recital Centre (a recital with pianist Stefan Cassomenos) and on the jury of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand. Andrew Litton heads to Adelaide this week for a Rachmaninoff…Read more ›