Anthony Marwood

Anthony Marwood
Anthony Marwood; MBE
Born	Anthony Marwood; 6 July 1965; Blackheath, London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Violinist
Years active	1987–present

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]

Anthony Marwood MBE is a British solo violinist.

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

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.
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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[Church-1] Michael Church (4 May 2006). "Anthony Marwood: The magic violinist". The Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[2] Erica Jeal (13 June 2005). "'Stravinsky would have loved it'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[Holden-3] Anthony Holden (13 January 2008). "Classical CD releases". The Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[4] Andrew Clements (3 March 2005). "Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto; Somervell: Violin Concerto, Marwood/ BBC Scottish SO/ Brabbins". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[5] Tim Ashley (10 November 2005). "Weill/ Vasks: Violin Concertos, Marwood/ Academy of St Martin in the Fields". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[6] Andrew Clements (2 February 2012). "Britten: Violin Concerto; Double Concerto; Lachrymae – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[7] Fiona Maddocks (9 July 2017). "Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita and Hindemith Variations CD review – an exhilarating disc". The Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2019.