DIRECTOR / VIOLIN
On May 14–17, Anthony Marwood, Coleman Itzkoff, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by Jamie Martín, premiered Christopher Cerrone’s ‘Selah’, a new double concerto for violin and cello in three performances across Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, and Beverly Hills. The piece was a co-commission with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and its premiere…Read more ›
Anthony Marwood joins Ulster Orchestra this week with Elgar’s Violin Concerto and conductor Jac van Steen. The programme ‘Soul Music’, which also includes Vaughan Williams’ Overture “The Wasps” and R. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite, marks the orchestra’s season finale. Recently performing the Elgar Violin Concerto with Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Michael Schafer of the Göttinger Tageblatt writes: “The audience’s attention did…Read more ›
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 ›