My most memorable performance was
probably when I got to play
solo Bach at Westminster Abbey in London. I was performing for the Queen as
well as some other distinguished guests
from the royal family.
It was very daunting but it was a really
special occasion, it was also broadcast
on BBC TV, so a lot of pressure but it was a really fun day.
So we have a really diverse program for you.
In these recitals we've got some
Pärt Fratres, which is probably his most famous work
for solo concert anyway. I wanted to
pick something
contemporary or on the newer side, but
something that was also audience friendly.
So it's very tonal but has a broad range
of techniques.
We have the Janáček, which I don't
think
most of the audience members have
heard before, it's a little bit more
challenging to listen to, but
super super beautiful. Then we're
finishing with Beethoven's ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata which is probably his most famous sonata,
the big play, the first four bars are probably the hardest
thing ever written for the Violin, so I've
really made life kind of hard for myself
when I programmed this, but it's a
fantastic piece
and i'm sure the audience will love.
It's really amazing having something to work towards, I haven't really done
a live concert since March well maybe February actually,
so it's really special to be actually
playing for a live audience and having
them in such close proximity especially with
the Concert Hall in reverse mode, it'll feel really intimate
and it's great to share some of my
favourite pieces
with them. In the last five months I've
been locked in my bedroom practising so
it's nice to be in a big space. This particular acoustic I don't have
to try really hard, when I play with the
soft colours, I can really explore that palette,
with my violin without having to
force it and then you can still have
those big soaring sounds as well. So I am really looking forward to
playing with that in the concert.
