Anne - Sophie Mutters recording of the Brahms violin concerto, Shostakovitch, Bach, Bjork, Naftule Brandwein, Kyriakos Gouventas, Lakatos, Taraf de Haidouks , Selim Sesler and his band, Fairouz
I realise more every day how lucky I am to be able to play one of the world’s most versatile and beautiful musical instruments. My classical training has given me the technique and discipline to learn several musical traditions and fiddle styles from around the globe. I began this journey after I graduated from music college, starting with Klezmer music, and have since studied in depth and performed folk, gypsy and classical music from Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East.
I have been fortunate to have had some wonderful teachers have helped me on my way: Jerre Gibson in Glasgow who gave me the confidence and enthusiasm needed to perform Mozart and Bach while I got my academic music degree at Edinburgh University; Diana Cummings who showed me at Trinity College of Music, London how to practise, Simon Blendis who made me really honestly listen to the sound my violin is capable of; my school friend and inspiration, Sophie Solomon who opened the first doors for me to the world of Jewish music and showed me how to make a violin weep, Lebanese singer Abdul Salam Khier who patiently shares with me his passion for classical Arabic music, Cahit Baylav who is introducing me to Turkish classical and folk music and of course I am constantly learning from all the talented musicians I am privileged to be making music with.
wonderful interview on Radio 3 today! well done. Meg, I want to put you on my top friends but I can't find you in my list. Can you switch on your "Make my profile" visible switch? C xxx
Aha another page. Let me know if you want an Emunah tune for the page and I'll whack you over a decent mp3. See you on Tuesday! Acoustic dance music by the way...
Hello my very talented friend :) lovely to see you on here. I'm looking forward to sending you a copy of my debut once it's ready... really happy to have you featured on it. Hope to see you soon x
Hi Meg, great to hear from you. I've just finished my degree and will be back in London soon. Will you be at the EAR gig in July? You've got some really great recordings on here, breathtaking
