After the honour of playing Adam Manning’s stunning new piece First Rhythms, with the man himself, up in Newcastle this October, we now we get to do it again at Melbourne International Jazz Festival. It’s an absolute honour to work on this project with so many extraordinary musicians, and to be a small part of Adam’s incredible piece coming to life.
Don’t miss it! Details and tickets here.
The extremely excellent Jess Aszodi is back in Oz after many years abroad, and she’s started a very special art space in Melbourne’s north, extrasensory. We’re honouring her achievement with a launch concert this October featuring experimental music by long-time colleagues and dearest friends James Rushford, Jodie Rottle, Jess, and me.
This is a really special one for me, not only because Jess and I have worked together for over two decades now (eep!), but also because Jess and I will be performing as our new duet project Amarant.
Don’t miss it! Tickets and details here.
I LOVE GERSHWIN. Not to mention Beethoven performed by Elyane Laussade, among other things. BSO are, in the words of my Dad, continuing to “punch above their weight”, so don’t miss it – come see this concert – it will be great.
Details and tickets here.
My duo project with the inimitable Biddy Connor has been the focus of my past two years, and has brought joy and tears in equal measure. So it is unbelievably excellent that Eternal Music Projects have decided to release it into the world for us.
Mat Watson and the team at EMP are creating a very special and rare place for experimental music in Australia, so you should check out absolutely everything they’re releasing, and buy it all immediately.
If you’re around Melbourne on 10th November, then you can come along to the album launch to hear Biddy and I somehow play all these multi-instrumental/vocal tracks live! Or you can buy the album directly here.
It is my great pleasure to announce the upcoming release of my debut solo album The Target Has Disappeared on the brilliant Swiss label Discreet Editions.
The album comprises some of my favourite new works for baroque violin composed by excellent composers and special friends Natasha Anderson, Alexander Garsden, and Sam Smith. We recorded in various stages over the past few years, with lots of pandemic- and life-related interruptions along the way. I’m so humbled that it has all come together, and grateful to my label and the inimitable Clara de Asís and Mara Winter for releasing it into the world.
You can check it out here from April 7th.
And see some reviews by:
Michele Palozzo at Esteros here;
Ben Harper at Boring Like a Drill here; and
Peter Margasak at Bandcamp here, where we made The Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp: April 2023!
