Fenella Humphreys (born ) is a British classical violinist.

Career and education

She studied under

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, Ida Bieler and David Takeno at the Purcell School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the

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in Düsseldorf. A number of eminent composers have written works for Humphreys, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies,

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, Adrian Sutton and Piers Hellawell. She performs standard repertoire and contemporary violin concertos including Thomas Adès's '' Concentric Paths,'' Pēteris Vasks's ''Vientuļais eņģelis'' (''Lonely Angel)'' and

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's '' Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons,'' which she recorded in 2019 for Rubicon Classics. Her recording of Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Humoresques with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales was released in 2021. In the same year, she released sheet music of a number of her own arrangements for violin that she performed during the covid lockdown. She plays a violin from the circle of Peter Guarneri of

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Award

In 2018, Humphreys won the

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Instrumental Award for her solo CD ''Bach 2 the Future, vol.II''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphreys, Fenella 1970s births Living people British classical violinists Musicians from London