6th to 13th December 2011, Shanghai, China
Solo recital, masterclasses, at Shanghai Conservatory.
Info: TBA
28th November to 4th December 2011, Edenkoben, Germany
Masterclass and concerts organised by the Villa musica.
Info: Villa Musica15th to 26th November in Torino, Metz and Paris
Performances with Rosas dance company of Bartok’s 4th quartet with the Duke Quartet.
Info: Rosas
13th November 2011, Bludenz, Austria
Performance of “Seitenspiele”, a multimedia show based on a playful history of string instruments, from the bow and arrow, berimbau, medieval fiddle, viola d’amore to the modern viola and beyond. With Annick Pütz, dance, Jérémie Papin, video and Robin Meier, sound design.
Info: String Stories
6th November 2011 Bruges, Belgium
Saariaho concert with Alexis Descharmes (cello) and (piano). To include “Vent Nocturne” for viola and electronics and Levinas.
Info: Concertgebouw Brugge
31st Oct to 4th November, Manchester/Birmingham/London
Workshops and concerts at the RNC in Manchester, the RAM in London and Birmingham School of Music.
25th October 2011, Denia, Spain
Duo recital with Rohan de Saram (cello). To include Xenakis, Scodanibbio, Marin Marais and Knox.
Info: Denia
21st October 2011, London
Performance of Tim Souster’s “Spectral” for viola and electronics (based on whalesong) in the London Sinfinietta’s Sonic Explorations at the King’s Place.
Info: London Sinfonietta
14th October 2011, Paris
Concert at the Irish Cultural Centre with Concorde Ensemble, 5 specially commisioned pieces for solo viola with ensemble, including the première of “Wild Animals” by Garth Knox.
Info: Irish Culturel Centre
6th October 2011, Köln
Concert in muti-media festival with Brian O’Reilly, video artist.
Info: Festival fuer Intermediale Performance
24th September 2011, Paris
Paris : improvisation session with Claudia Solal (voice) and Gérard Siracusa (percussion). Live concert at Radio France, broadcast in direct
and available afterwards here
Info: France Musique
16th September 2011, Alicante, Spain
Concerto for viola d’amore and orchestra by Stefan Leinenkämper with the National Orchestra of Spain, directed by Nacho de Paz.
Info: Festival de Música de Alicante
10th and 11th September 2011, Oslo
Solo spots in Ultima Festival playing Berio, Scelsi and Sciarrino.
Info: Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
12th, 13th August, Savoie, France
Concerts at Festival “Les Nuits d’été” to include the première of “The Weaver’s Grave” for string quintet by Garth Knox, played by the Quatuor Belà and Garth Knox.
Info: Festival Les Nuits d’été
10th – 23rd July 2011, Kuhmo, Finland
Kuhmo International Chamber Music Festival.
Info: Kuhmo Festival
8th July 2011, Copenhagen
Project with Lotte Anker, Fred Frith, Chris Butler Phil Minton and others in Copenhagen Jazz festival.
Info: Copenhagen Jazz Festival
5th July 2011, Ravensburg, Germany
“Fabula”, a two-person Opera by Oscar Strasnoy with Daniel Gloger, voice and Garth Knox, viola d’amore.
1st – 3rd July 2011, Edenkoben, Germany
Arditti Quartet “reunion” festival featuring the present quartet plus three former members – Rohan de Saram, cello, Graeme Jennings, violin, and Garth Knox, viola. To include “Verklärte Nacht” by Schoenberg. All concerts broadcast on SWR.
Info: SWR
26th June 2011, Dublin, Ireland
Concert at the Hugh Lane Gallery with Concorde Ensemble, 5 specially commisioned pieces for solo viola with ensemble, composed by Jane O’Leary, Judith Ring, Ed Bennett, Brian Keegan and Garth Knox.
Info: Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
12th April 2011, Irish Culturel Centre, Paris
Concert with the Dublin Sound Lab, Fergal Downing, Michael Quinn and Brian Quinn.
Info: Irish Culturel Centre
9th and 10th April, Vienna, Austria
“Baby” concerts for babies (and their parents).
6th and 7th April 2011, Graz and Vienna, Austria
“Baby” concerts for babies (and their parents).
4th April 2011, Graz, Austria
Performances of “Cordes”, a multi-media show for younger (and older) audiences exploring string instruments in an original and refreshing way (see also dedicated page “Music theatre: Cordes” on this site). With Annick Pütz, dance, Robin Meier, sound design, Jérémie Papin, video, mise en scène by Vincent Vedovelli.
14th February 2011, Seattle
Workshop with Melia Watras’s viola class then concert with vietnamese musicians and guitarist, an experimental piece by Richard Karpen.
Info: Washington School of Music
2nd and 3rd February 2011, Cité de la Musique, Paris
Performance of “Cordes”, a multi-media show for younger (and older) audiences exploring string instruments in an original and refreshing way (see also dedicated page “Music theatre: Cordes” on this site). With Annick Pütz, dance, Robin Meier, sound design, Jérémie Papin, video, mise en scène by Vincent Vedovelli.
Info: Cité de la Musique
29th January 2011, Paris
Live solo improvisation on viola d’amore at Radio France studio 106 for Anne Montaron’s program “A l’improviste”. Available online live, and for 30 days after the broadcast on France Musique.
Info: France-Musique
23rd January 2011, Los Angeles, USA
Working as artistic supervisor for a recording of Schoenberg’s String Trio with Mosves Pogossian, violin, Kim Kashkashian, viola, and Rohan de saram, cello.