Garth Knox will be giving classes in viola and composition as part of the “Ars SummerFest” in Vilnius, Lithuania this summer. Dates are from 9th to 14th July 2018
info: ARS
New viola piece in Moscow
New video of Garth Knox’s piece for multiple violas
Concerts 2017
17th December, Basel, Switzerland
Concert at the Gare du Nord. A program crossing several centuries, from Hildegard von Bingen to John Zorn, with Biber, Satie and George Crumb in the middle! With Agnès Vesterman, cello, Julia Robert, alto et viola d’amore, and Sylvain Lemetre, percussion.
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CD of Garth Knox String Quartets by the Ragazze Quartet
A new CD release, Open Spaces by the Ragazze Quartet (Amsterdam) features the first 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.
New duo CD with super irish fiddler Caoimhin O Raghallaigh! His beautiful ten string “Hardanger d’Amore” blends perfectly with Garth’s viola d’amore, in a mix of traditional Irish tunes and free improvisation. Now available here.
Leonard — John Zorn
Garth Knox and the Trio Saltarello, Agnès Vesterman, Sylvain Lemêtre, Julia Robert, for a new CD available here : tzadik.com
The Book of Angels
The Book of Angels
Garth Knox and the Trio Saltarello, Agnès Vesterman, Sylvain Lemêtre, Julia Robert, for a new CD available here : tzadik.com
« Cinq petites entropies » de Garth Knox
Le compositeur de la semaine est Garth Knox, un compositeur pas tout à fait comme les autres puisqu’il est aussi interprète et improvisateur. C’est lui qui joue cette semaine ses Petites Entropies pour viole d’amour : cinq voyages dans les sonorités d’un instrument magnifique, un peu oublié et qu’il fait revivre dans la musique d’aujourd’hui.
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