Fenella Humphreys is a British classical

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who specialises in classical and contemporary repertoire as both a soloist and chamber musician.

Career and education

Born , she studied under Sidney Griller,

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and David Takeno at the

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, and the

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. A number of eminent composers have written works for Humphreys, including

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, Christopher Wright and Piers Hellawell. She performs standard repertoire and contemporary violin concertos including

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's '' Concentric Paths,''

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's '' Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons,'' which she recorded in 2019 for Rubicon Classics. Her recording of

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' Violin Concerto and Humoresques with the

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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. Fenella plays on a G.B. Guadagnini violin.

Award

In 2018, Humphreys won the

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Instrumental Award for her solo CD ''Bach 2 the Future, vol.II''. In 2023, she went on to win the Premiere Award for her album ''Caprices.'' In 2024, she released the album Prism, featuring new works including her own arrangements and the first recording of a work found on Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' desk following his death, titled ''A Last Postcard from Sanday''.

References

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