Violist Composer
Just published : 3 new Spaces for Viola by Garth Knox. A continuation of the successful collection of Viola Studies “Viola Spaces”, these three new pieces explore the worlds of harmonics, microtones and sound experimentation in a light-hearted playful manner. As well as being valuable keys to understanding and working on extended techniques, these are also useful and enjoyable concert pieces or encores.
Available here from Schott
At a ceremony at the RSC in Glasgow on6th July 2023, Garth Knox received the degree in recognition of his work as a violist and composer.
Garrth Knox’s composition for the Kronos Fifty for the Future project, “Satellites: III. Dimensions,” will be performed by the Kronos Quartet at this year’s Kronos Festival in San Francisco, running this Thursday through Saturday! (22nd to 24th June 2023)
Full festival schedule and tickets here.
A new CD release, Open Spaces by the Ragazze Quartet (Amsterdam) features all three string quartets by Garth Knox. The first quartet, Satellites, was written for the Kronos Quartet and is part of their Fifty for the Future project . The second quartet, Four into Twenty, was written for the Ragazze Quartet. The third ‘quartet’ is called Quartet for One and is scored for solo viola! (written during the lockdown period of 2020). Played on this recording by Garth Knox.
The album is completed with a solo from the Violin Spaces by each member of the quartet plus a duo between Garth Knox and the viola player of the group, Annemijn Berkotte.
You can visit the Ragazze page about this Cd with interview and videos or listen to a Radio France podcast. The entire album is on Spotify.
Garth Knox will be teaching viola and chamber music this summer at the Forum Musikae in Madrid from 10th to 15th July 2023
Details here.
Garth Knox will be teaching at the Academy for Contemporary Music run by the HSLU in Luzern, Switzerland. Dates are 20th to 24th February 2023. Individual classes, group activities. Possibilities for improvisation, composition, performance and other associated options. Find out more here.
Jaren Ziegler, a very talented 16 year old viola player has won the final of the string section part of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2022. As part of his program, Jaren performed the first movement of the Pocket Concerto by Garth Knox with cellist Aris Sabetai. You can see their wonderful performance here.
Stefanie Farrands, principal viola of the Australian Chamber Orchestra will give the first performance of “Still” for solo viola by Garth Knox in Sydney on Sunday 9th October. This piece was specially written for her, commissioned by her family. A second performance will follow on 11th October in Melbourne. Here are Stefanie’s comments about the piece, and the details of her performances.
Garth Knox will be giving viola classes and performing in concerts in the beautiful medieval town of Càceres in Extremadura, Spain, this summer from 25th to 29th July
info: Caceres Festival
The program ‘Les Grands Entretiens’ on Radio France’s France Musique channel is featuring Garth Knox from 4th to 8th April 2022. Hosted by Anne Montaron, the interviews (5 x 20 minutes) can be heard here.