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23rd October, Paris
Concert with KIMYA Ensemble to launch their new CD, which features four pieces by Garth Knox.
Info: L’Hermitage
21st -22nd October, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Masterclasses and workshops on Extended Techniques for strings at Codarts.
Info: Codarts
1st to 4th October, Tenerife
Viola Festival in Tenerife. Masterclasses, workshops, concerts with Nobuko Imai, Veit Hertenstein, Macarena Pesutic and Gart(h Knox
Info: Tenerife Masterclass
29th August to 8th September, Krzyzowa, Poland
Two weeks as composer in residence at the Krzyzowa Music Festival. Performances of 6 pieces by Garth Knox : Wild Animals for viola and 5 instruments, Nothing but the Truth for string sextet, Marin Marais Variations for 4 violas, Stranger for viola d’amore and viola, Satellites for string quartet and a new commissioned piece, Antiphonies for string nonet.
Info: Krzyzowa Music
17th July, Auvergne
Concert with trad fiddler Clemence Cognet from the Auvergne region of France. An exchange of Irish, Scottish and Auvergnat melodies and ideas in the open air in front of a medieval castle.
Info: Terres Vibrantes
6th June, Paris
Concert at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris as part of the Beckett Unbound Festival, new pieces by Kevin Volans, Barry Guy and Garth Knox will give the first performance of Melanie Daiken’s ‘Ode to Stavros’ in a version for solo viola
Info: CCI Paris
2nd June, Liverpool, England
Concert in the Beckett Unbound Festival, new pieces by Kevin Volans, Barry Guy and Garth Knox will give the first performance of Melanie Daiken’s ‘Ode to Stavros’ in a version for solo viola
Info: Beckett Unbound
24th May, Killruddery Castle, Ireland
Duo concert with Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh, hardanger d’amore. Mix of trad and improvisation
Info: Killruddery
21st May, Galway, Ireland
First performance of new solo cello piece ‘The Little Galway Bay Suite’ by Garth Knox. To be performed twice on the same day as part of the Cellissimo Festival : at 1pm by Alban Gerhardt and at 2.30 by William Butt
Info: Cellissimo
3rd and 4th May, Poitiers, France
Masterclasses and workshop given by Garth Knox, with the students and staff of Poitiers Conservatoire, invited by Christine Tissier.
Info: Conservatoire Poitiers
16th April, Salzburg, Austria
Performance of Toccata for Thomas for five string viola by Garth Knox at the Solitaer, Salzburg. Commissioned by the Naumburg Foundation, played by by Thomas Riebl, 5 string viola
Info: Solitaer Salzburg
5th April, Paris
First performance of Trio Anachronique for string trio by Garth Knox at the Atelier du Plateau, Paris. Commissioned by Ensemble 2e2m, played by by the trio 2e2m: Sarah Givelet, cello, Claire Merlet, viola and Dorothée Nodé-Langlois, violin
Info: Atelier du Plateau
1st April, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Chamber music concert as part of the Noorwijk Festival. Vivaldi concerto pour viola d’amore RV 392 and pieces by Garth Knox: Stranger, Cinque petites Entropies, Wild Animals, The Weaver’s Grave
Info: Noordwijk Festival
31st March, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Chamber music concert as part of the Noorwijk Festival. Schubert Quintet with Peter Wispelwey
Info: Noordwijk Festival
30th March , Noordwijk, Netherlands
Chamber music concert as part of the Noorwijk Festival. Frank Bridge Lament with Duleen van Gunsteren, pieces by
Crusell, Maori, Knox and Schubert.
Info: Noordwijk Festival
20th March , Paris
Concert with the students of the Conservatoire of the 13th arrondissemant, following two days of workshops
Pieces by Garth Knox : 4 petits jeux, Pipe harp fiddle, Up down, Microtonal blues, No pitch no problem, Passacaille
Info: Conservatoire Maurice Ravel
9th February, Glasgow
Solo recital at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of the Strings Pieces by Ligeti, Kurtag, Benjamin Dwyer, Lauri Joeleht and Garth Knox
Info: RCS
2nd February, Paris
Concert at the Atelier du Plateau featuring duos by Garth Knox . With Elise Dabrowski, voice, Claire Merlet, viola, Marion Martineau, cello and Garth Knox, viola and viola d’amore.
Info: Atelier du Plateau
23rd January, Reims
Music theatre show by Benjamin Dupé ‘Les Oreilles n’ont pas de paupières’ on texts by Pascal Quignard with Pierre Baux, actor, Garth Knox, viola, and Benjamin Dupé, live electronics.
Info : Comme je l’entends
14th January, Paris
Performance of Satellites by Garth Knox played by the Ragazze Quartet as part of the Kronos Quartet complete cycle of Fifty for the Future quartets at the Philharmonie de Paris
Info: Philharmonie de Paris
7th January, Dublin
Concert in the Hugh Lane Gallery, featuring duos by Garth Knox . With Zoë Conway, voice, Ruth Gibson, viola, Sinéad O Halloran, cello and Garth Knox, viola and viola d’amore.
Info: Hugh Lane Gallery
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19th December, Barbican Centre, London
Gavin Bryars birthday concert, to include Jesus blood never failed me yet.
Info: Barbican
15th December, Glasgow, Scotland
Concert at the EngineWorks with Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh, hardanger d’amore, Xenia Pestova Bennett, keyboards and Ed Bennett live electronics
Info: The Night with
14th December, Glasgow, Scotland
Solo recital at the EngineWorks. Program: Grisey, Saariaho, Nora Marazeite, Knox. Special guest Ruth Gibson, viola
Info: The Night with
9th December, Bayonne, France
Day of masterclasses and workshops for viola
Info: Conservatoire du pays basque
1st to 3rd December, Lugano, Switzerland
‘Viola Days’ at the CSI of Lugano. Masterclasses, workshops, concerts for violas and all strings. Featuring works by Garth Knox
Info: CSI
22nd November, Spot, Groningen, Netherlands
Concert with Maya Fridman, cello, Soheil Shayesteh, kamancheh and electronics and Jacobus Thiele, percussion. Featuring music from the Book of Angels by John Zorn
Info: Spot
17th November, Shanghai, China
Solo recital as part of Viva la Viola Festival at Shanghai Conservatory. Repertoire includes pieces by Ligeti, Benjamin Dwyer, Kurtag, Lauri Joeleht and Garth Knox
Info: Conservatoire of Shanghai
13th to 17th November, Shanghai, China
Viva la Viola Festival at Shanghai Conservatory. Masterclasses and concerts
Info: Conservatoire of Shanghai
12th November, Den Bosch, Netherlands
Concert with Maya Fridman, cello, Soheil Shayesteh, kamancheh and electronics and Jacobus Thiele, percussion. Featuring music from the Book of Angels by John Zorn
Info: November Music
9th November, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Professor’s concert of the Tenerife Viola Masterclasses, featuring Noboku Imai, Macarena Pesutic, Tim Ridout, Ting-Ru Lai, v and Garth Knox. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Shostakovitch, Ridout, Gliere and Knox.
Info: Tenerife Viola Masterclasses
6th to 10th November, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Tenerife Viola Masterclasses, working sessions for students with Noboku Imai, Macarena Pesutic, Tim Ridout and Garth Knox
Info: Tenerife Viola Masterclasses
31st October and 1st November, RAM, London
Masterclasses and group classes for the viola students of the Royal Academy of Music.
Info : RAM London
26th October, Tallin, Estonia
Concert with the Ensemble U, the leading contemporary ensemble in Estonia to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Program to include Morton Feldman Viola in my Life no. 2
Info: EnsembleU
18th to 22nd October, Ireland
Tour of Ireland with the Marmen Quartet, 5 concerts featuring the first performances of Quartet no 3 ‘Secret Letters’ by Garth Knox. Organised by the NSQF, the concerts are in Castlebar (18th), Cork (19th) Kilkenny (20th) Castlepollard (21st) and 22nd in Dublin in the NCH
Info: NSQF
15th October, UNAM, Mexcio City
Performance of ‘Palabras de viento’ at the UNAM Festival. A program of music and poetry, featuring Maya poetry by Briceida Cuevas Cob, a specially composed work for viola and voice by Hilda Paredes and a piece for viola and voice by Garth Knox based on Irish poetry. Performers : Valentina Vapnarsky, voice, Garth Knox, viola and Briceida Cuevas Cob voice and poetry.
Info: Festival UNAM
14th October, Guanajuato, Mexcio
Performance of ‘Palabras de viento’ at the Cervantino Festival. A program of music and poetry, featuring Maya poetry by Briceida Cuevas Cob, a specially composed work for viola and voice by Hilda Paredes and a piece for viola and voice by Garth Knox based on Irish poetry. Performers : Valentina Vapnarsky, voice, Garth Knox, viola and Briceida Cuevas Cob voice and poetry.
Info: Festival Cervantino
21st September, Tenerife, Canary Isalnds
Concert organised by the Tenerife Viola Masterclass organisation, featuring works by Vivaldi, Marin Marais, Mozart, Schubert and Garth Knox. With Garth Knox, viola d’amore, Geneviève Laurenceau, violin, David Ballesteros, violin Macarena Pesutic, viola, Agnes Vesterman, cello, Sara Johnson, harpsichord/organ
Info: Tenerife Concert Hall
5th to 10th September, Sirince, Turkey
Participation in the Klasik Keyifler festival. Includes concerts, workshops, Composer’s Cauldron and more.
Info: Klasik Keyifler
3rd September, Krzyzowa, Poland
First performance of ‘Keeping Watch” for oboe d’amore, viola d’amore and strings by Helena Winkelman as part of the final concert of the Krzyzowa Chamber Music Festival
Info: Krzyzowa Chamber Music
29th August, Tatihou, Normandy, France
Concert with Ensemble Kimya program includes Passacaille de Garth Knox
Info: Traversées de Tatihou
6th August, Hitzacker, Germany
Concert with the Kuss Quartet, program of Mozart String Quintets, plus Passacaille de Garth Knox
Info: Hitzacker Sommerliche Musiktage
5th August, Hitzacker, Germany
Concert with the Kuss Quartet and friends, program to include Stranger (with William Coleman, viola), Microtonal Blues (with Catherina Lendle, violin) and Quartet for One for solo viola, played by Garth Knox, viola
Info: Hitzacker Sommerliche Musiktage
30th July, Chateau de Chouvigny, France
Concert with the Ragazze Quartet from the Netherlands as part of the launch of the new CD Open Spaces which features the complete string quartets of Garth Knox (including the Quartet for One for solo viola)
Info: Terres Vibrantes
30th July, Chateau de Chouvigny, France
A walkabout performance event with Camille Dagen, storyteller and Olivier Marin, viola in the Chateau de Chouvigny
Info: Terres Vibrantes
7th July, Geneva, Switzerland
Concert as part of the Geneva International String Academy. Program includes Still Points for two violas by Garth Knox, with Leonardo Jelveh, viola, and three other compositions of his, Microtonal Blues, Up above our heads and Pizzicato Workout performed by the students of the Academy after an intense day’s workshop on extended techniques.
Info: Geneva International String Academy
18th June, Atelier Vanarsky, Vitry, Paris
Performance of Three New Spaces for viola by Garth Knox, by the composer, as part of an Open Door event at the Vanarsky Studio in Votry
Info: Atelier Vanarsky
30th and 31st May, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France
Performance and recording of two pieces by Dave Fennessy written for Garth Knox : Nebenstimme for viola and celeste with Michel Maurere, celeste, and an as yet un-named half-improvised solo piece.
Info: CMC
28th May, Abbaye de Noirlac, France
Music theatre show by Benjamin Dupé ‘Les Oreilles n’ont pas de paupières’ on texts by Pascal Quignard with Pierre Baux, actor, Garth Knox, viola, and Benjamin Dupé, live electronics.
Info : Comme je l’entends
26th May, Nantes, France
Concert by and with the students of the Maison des Arts, St Herblain, Nantes. Works for string orchestra by Garth Knox, directed by the composer. An initiative of Chloé Chaumeron.
Info: Maison des Arts
16th to 20th May, Czech Republic
Five-concert tour of the Czech Republic in a free improvisation quartet : Michal Hruby, clarinet, flute, sax, Anna Romanovska, violin, koto, Petr Tichy, bass and Garth Knox viola d’amore and viola. Concertrs in Prague, Tepliche, Broumov, Pardubiche, Dobrs and Dobrohor to launch new CD (see News page)
13th May, Prague, Czech Republic
Concert by the jury of the Prague Spring Viola Competition featuring Antoine Tamestit, Kristina Fialova, Tabea Zimmermann, Cynthia Phelps, Pavel Nikl, Garth Knox, Lars Anders Tomter playing works by George Benjamin, Telemann, Frank Bridge, York Bowen and Garth Knox
Info: Jury concert
6th to 13th May, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Spring Viola Competition, jury to include Antoine Tamestit, Kristina Fialova, Tabea Zimmermann, Cynthia Phelps, Pavel Nikl, Garth Knox, Lars Anders Tomter
Info: Viola Competition
5th May, Hilterfingen, Switzerland
Concert in the Gaia Festival, to include Dvorak String Sextet
Info: Gaia Festival
3rd May, Oberhofen, Switzerland
Concert in the Gaia Festival, to include four pieces by Garth Knox : Stranger for viola and viola d’amore with Martin Moriarty, viola, The Weaver’s Grave for string quintet and Cruel Wind for voice and viola with Erika Stucky, voice and Black Brittany for viola d’amore, bass, bodhran and voice.
Info: Gaia Festival
27th April, Tallin, Estonia
Performance of Chant Harmonique for solo viola by Lauri Joeleht
Info: Lauri Joeleht
26th April, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Performance of Prologue for solo viola as part of the complete cycle Les Espaces Acoustiques by Gerard Grisey with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bas Wiegers
Info: Cankarjev Dom
10th April, Grenoble, France
Concert with Ensemble Kimya, featuring music by John Zorn, Garth Knox, plus traditional melodies and improvisation.
Info: Detours de Babel
8th April, Saint-Herblain, Nantes
Concert with the Assemblée des Resonances, an original type of string quartet featuring Garth Knox, viola d’amore, Eléonore Billy, nykelharpa, Marion Martineau, viola da gamba and David Chevallier, théorbe
Info: Maison des Arts
6th April, Geneva
Performance of Jurg Frey, Hildegard von Bingen, Guillaume de Machault and Tom Gurin
Info: Festival Archipel
4th April, Montreuil, Paris
Performance of Jurg Frey, Hildegard von Bingen, Guillaume de Machault and Tom Gurin
Info : Marbrerie
27th March, Bouffes du Nord, Paris
Performance of Ligeti Quartet no 1 and Philipp Glass Quintet with the Tana Quartet and Vanessa Wagner (standing in for their indisposed viola player at the last minute)
Info : Bouffes du Nord
23rd March, Parma, Italy
Solo recital to include pieces by Ligeti, Kurtag, Lisa Lim, Benjamin Dwyer and Garth Knox
Info : Promoteo
13th and 14th March, RAM, London
Masterclasses and group classes for the viola students of the Royal Academy of Music.
Info : RAM London
7th and 8th March, Lucerne, Switzerland
Masterclasses for the violin and viola students of the HSLU.
Info : HSLU Lucerne
25th February, Nantes France
Performance of Fred Frith opera, “Truth is a four letter word” with Fred Frith • guitare électrique / Zeena Parkins • harpe, claviers / Ikue Mori • électronique, laptop / Lotte Anker • saxophone / Xavière Fertin • clarinettes / Tilman Müller • trompette, bugle / Ada Gosling-Pozo • violon / Garth Knox • alto / Paula Sanchez • violoncelle, voix / Karoline Höfler • contrebasse / Alexandre Cahen • piano / Gabriel Valtchev • percussions / Camille Émaille • percussions
Info : Le lieu Unique
20th to 24th February, Lucerne, Switzerland
The annual Lucerne Contemporary Music Academy, classes, workshops and concerts in contemporary playing and chamber music.
Info : HSLU Lucerne
17th February, Créteil, France
First performance of Fred Frith opera, “Truth is a four letter word” with Fred Frith • guitare électrique / Zeena Parkins • harpe, claviers / Ikue Mori • électronique, laptop / Lotte Anker • saxophone / Xavière Fertin • clarinettes / Tilman Müller • trompette, bugle / Ada Gosling-Pozo • violon / Garth Knox • alto / Paula Sanchez • violoncelle, voix / Karoline Höfler • contrebasse / Alexandre Cahen • piano / Gabriel Valtchev • percussions / Camille Émaille • percussions
Info : Festival Sons d’hiver
16th to 20th January, Stuttgart, Germany
Masterclasses and workshops in contemporary string playing, with a concert on 20th January featuring several compositions by Garth Knox, including “Still Points” for viola duo with Gunter Teufel, viola, “Toccata for Thomas” for five string tenor viola performed by Garth Knox and “Satellites” for string quartet.
Info : HMDK Stuttgart
12th January, Versailles, France
Masterclasses for the viola classes at Versailles Conservatoire, followed by an informal concert by the students.
Info : Conservatoire de Versailles
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7th November, Carnegie Hall, New York, USA
First performance of a new piece for 5 string viola by Garth Knox called ‘Toccata for Thomas’. Commissioned by the Naumburg Foundation and to be performed by Thomas Reibl, tenor viola
Info : Naumburg Foundation
30th October, Aberdeen, Scotland
Concert of the ‘Endangered Instrument Orchestra’ for massed oboes, bassoons, horns, viola and double basses with local musicians. Program to include a commission by Ruta Vitkauskaite
Info : Sound Scotland
29th October, Aberdeen, Scotland
Concert of the ‘Endangered Instrument Ensemble’ with Elise Dabrowski, double bass, Nicolas Daniel, oboe, Ben Goldscheider, horn and Emily Hultmark, bassoon. Program to include new commissions by Electra Perivolaris, Daniel Kidane, Lisa Robertson and Garth Knox
Info : Sound Scotland
27th October, Aberdeen, Scotland
Duo concert with Elise Dabrowski, double bass and voice. Program to include pieces by Marin Marais, Gyorgy Kurtag, Giacinto Scelsi, Hildegard von Bingen, Elise Dabrowski and Garth Knox
Info : Sound Scotland
16th October, Paris
Duo concert with Lucia Peralta, viola. Program for all ages, to include pieces by Luciano Berio, Tristan Murail, Olga Neuwirth, and Garth Knox
Info : Theatre Dunois
28th September, Strasbourg
Concerts pour soi, intimate musical moments performed for one single person. Garth Knox will be playing 6 times on this day, on viola and viola d’amore.
Info : Musica
27th September, Strasbourg
Music theatre show by Benjamin Dupé ‘Les Oreilles n’ont pas de paupières’ on texts by Pascal Quignard with Pierre Baux, actor, Garth Knox, viola, and Benjamin Dupé, live electronics.
Info : Musica
18th to 22nd September, Tenerife
Festival of concerts and Masterclasses in Tenerife for viola and composition, with Nobuko Imai, Veit Hertenstein and Macarena Pesutic
Info :Tenerife Viola Masterclass
10th September, London
Performance of Sacrum Profanum by Benjamin Dwyer with Garth Knox (viola), Siobhán Armstrong (medieval Irish harp, voice, & narration), Emma Coulthard (flutes), Benjamin Dwyer (bowed guitar), and tape. Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith Centre.
Info : Irish Cultural Centre
2nd September, Amsterdam
Recording for a CD with the Ragazze Quartet. A portrait Cd of Garth Knox’s music, it will include Quartet no 1: Satellites, Quartet no 2 : Four into Twenty, Quartet for One for solo viola (played by Garth Knox) and four solo pieces from the Violin Spaces and the Viola Spaces .
Info : Ragazze Quartet
1st September, Strasbourg
Recording for a CD with the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra of the solo for viola d’amore in Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Info : Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
12th August, Grue, Norway
Concert with Frode Haltli, accordion and Norwegian folk musicians Sinikka Langeland, voice, Vegar Vardal, hardanger fiddle, and Eirik Raude, percussion, to mark the 200th anniversary of the tragic fire in the church in Grue in which 130 people died in 1822.
Info : Elverum Festival
6th August, Coustouges, France
In the main square of the village in the open air, music theatre show by Benjamin Dupé ‘Les Oreilles n’ont pas de paupières’ on texts by Pascal Quignard with Pierre Baux, actor, Garth Knox, viola, and Benjamin Dupé, live electronics. Preceded by a concert in the beautiful 12th century church, improvisations with Robin Finker, saxophone and clarinet.
Info : Festival 543
25th to 29th July, Càceres, Spain
Teaching and giving concerts in the International Festival of Caceres
Info : Caceres Festival
9th July, Auvergne, France
‘Travellers Tales’ : Solo concert in the Terres Vibrantes Festival. Second part will include the Kimya Ensemble
Info : Terres Vibrantes
20th June, London
Masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music, London
Info : RAM
16th – 19th May, Salzburg
Participation in the jury for the Hindemith/Mainardi prizes for viola and cello at the Mozarteum, Salzburg. Also participation in the concert by the jury members on 19th May, playing ‘Stranger’ for viola and viola d’amore with William Coleman, viola and ‘Pocket Concerto’ for viola and cello with Xavier Philipps, cello, both by Garth Knox
Info : Mozarteum
13th May, Paris
Improvisation concert with the trio RTH, Michal Hubry, clarinet flute sax, Anna Romanovská Fliegerová, violin and koto, Peter Tichy, bass
Info : Czech Centre
11 – 12th May, Paris
Recordings for a CD with the trio RTH, Michal Hubry, clarinet flute sax, Anna Romanovská Fliegerová, violin and koto, Peter Tichy, bass
Info : Czech Centre
9th May, Boulogne, Paris
Presentation of the work covered in 3 sessions of an improvisation workshop with students of the Conservatoire de Boulogne (2e cycle), all instruments combined.
Info : Conservatoire de Boulogne
6th April, Paris
Special concert with Jean Sulem, alto et les étudiants du CNSM. Program to include duos and a Sequenza by Berio, ‘Stranger’ for viola and viola d’amore and the first performance of ‘Still Points’ for viola duo by Garth Knox, specially commissioned to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Jean Sulem’s teaching at the Paris Conservatoire.
Info : CNSM Paris
4th to 6th April, Paris
Masterclasses and a three day residence at the Paris Conservatoire, invited by Jean Sulem.
Info : CNSM Paris
29th March, Lyon, France
Concert of pieces by Garth Knox played by the string students of the CRR de Lyon, including the first performance of a new piece ‘150 mesures d’histoire’ commissioned by Lyon Conservatoire for their 150th anniversary. Conducted by Cécile Beaujon.
Info : CRR Lyon
1st – 3rd March, Paris
Participation in the jury for the entry exam of the CNSM.
Info : Paris Conservatoire
24th – 26th February, Lausanne, Switzerland
Masterclasses, extended techniques and improvisation workshops with all strings at Lausanne and Sion Conservatoires.
Info : Lausanne Conservatoire
20th February, Cardiff, Wales
World Premiere of SacrumProfanum by Benjamin Dwyer with Garth Knox (viola), Siobhán Armstrong (medieval Irish harp, voice, & narration), Emma Coulthard (flutes), Benjamin Dwyer (bowed guitar), and tape. Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
Info : Ben Dwyer
11th, 12th , 13th February, Ireland
Irish tour with the Spero String Quartet who give performances of ‘Satellites’ by Garth Knox. Pre-concert presentations of same. Concerts in Clarecastle, Cork and Dublin.
Info : National String Quartet Foundation
7th – 10th February, Lucerne, Switzerland
Participation in the annual Academy of Contemporary Music at Lucerne Conservatoire. Viola classes, improvisation workshops, concerts.
Info : Lucerne Conservatoire
3rd, 4th, 5th February, Atelier du Plateau, Paris
Music theatre show by Benjamin Dupé ‘Les Oreilles n’ont pas de paupières’ on texts by Pascal Quignard with Pierre Baux, actor, Garth Knox, viola, and Benjamin Dupé, live electronics.
Info : Comme le l’entends
2nd February, Irish Cultural Centre, Paris
Premiere of a new film commissioned by the CMC in Dublin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses by James Joyce. New composition by Garth Knox called ‘Luteofulvous Ebullition: the Qualities of Water’ for spoken voice and accordion on a text taken from Ulysses, performed by Barry McGovern, voice, and Dermot Dunne, accordion, film by Jonathan Creasy.
Info : Ulysses journey CMC
29th, 30th January, Gennevilliers, France
Masterclasses, workshops and concert with the students of the Conservatoire de Gennevilliers. Project organised by Belinda Peake
Info : Conservatoire de Gennevilliers
25th, 26th January, Caen, France
Music theatre show by Benjamin Dupé ‘Les Oreilles n’ont pas de paupières’ on texts by Pascal Quignard with Pierre Baux, actor, Garth Knox, viola, and Benjamin Dupé, live electronics.
Info : Comme le l’entends
20th January, Rennes, France
Solo recital on viola and viola d’amore at the Musee de Beaux Arts, for the festival Autres Mesures
Info : Autres Mesures
17th to 19th January, Lyon, France
Masterclasses and a three day residence at the CNSMD de Lyon, invited by Françoise Gneri and Jack Stultz
Info : CNSMD Lyon
13th to 16th January, Stuttgart, Germany
Masterclasses and a three day residence at the Hochschule Stuttgart, invited by Gunter Teuffel
Info : Stuttgart Conservatoire
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14th to 16th December, Detmold, Germany
Masterclasses and a three day residence at the Hochschule Detmold, invited by Veit Hertenstein
Info : Detmold Conservatoire
7th to 10th December, Strasbourg
Masterclasses and a three day residence working with and directing the string ensemble of the Strasbourg Conservatoire. Program : Bach Brandenburg Concerto no 3, Benjamin Britten Lachrymae with Garth Knox, viola solo and Dvorak Serenade for Strings
Info : Strasbourg Conservatoire
20th to 27th November, Amsterdam
Participation in the jury of the Dutch National Viola Competition, masterclasses and concerts at the Amsterdam Conservatoire.
Info : Amsterdam Conservatoire
19th November, Rotterdam
Viola masterclasses at the Rotterdam Conservatoire (Codarts). Orgaised by Karin Dolman
Info : Codarts
11th November, London, UK
Viola masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music. Also special session with a group of cellists as preparation for the writing of the upcoming Cello Spaces
Info : RAM
7th November, Birmingham, UK
Solo recital on viola and viola d’amore as part of the musical activities surrounding the Cecil Aronowitz Viola Prize. Marin Marais Folies D’Espagne with Kamogelo Maraba on cello and Black Brittany with Charlie Woodhouse plus music by Garth Knox. Also a series of masterclasses.
Info : Cecil Aronowitz Prize
29th to 31st October, Trujillo, Spain
Classes in chamber music and viola. Also concerts performing with Aglaya Gonzales, viola and Aldo Mata, cello. One concert dedicated to Bach trios and one to music by Garth Knox
Info : Veladas Musicales
22nd October, Bourg la Reine, near Paris
Duo recital with Thierry Mercier, guitar. Program to include Schubert Arpeggione, Vivaldi concerto for viola d’amore, duos by Bartok and Berio, solo pieces by Bernard de Vienne and Garth Knox.
Info : Bourg la Reine Conservatoire
14th to 16th October, Nantes, France
Workshop on string playing and improvisation with short presentation/concert on 16th
Info : Nantes Conservatoire
23rd to 26th September, Amerfoort, Netherlands
Garth Knox is the featured composer in the September Me Festival organised by the Raggaze Quartet. Performances include Quartet no 1 ‘Satellites’, Quartet no 2 ‘Four into Twenty’ (written for the Ragazze Quartet), Viola Spaces, Violin Spaces, Marain Marais Variations in a new quintet version, ‘Kamila’s reply to Janacek’s Intimate Letters’ for viola d’amore.
Info : September Me
6th to 9th September, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Masterclasses in viola and in composition plus a viola trio concert with Veit Hertenstein and Macarena Pesutic
Info : Tenerife Viola Masterclass
5th September, Padova, Italy
Staged performance of Salvatore Sciarrino’s music for Paradiso de Dante. With the theatre company Anagoor and the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto directed by Marco Angius, soloists Andrea Biagini flauto, Lorenzo Gentili Tedeschi, violin and Garth Knox viola d’amore and viola
Info : OPV
2nd September, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Staged performance of Salvatore Sciarrino’s music for Paradiso de Dante. With the theatre company Anagoor and the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto directed by Marco Angius, soloists Andrea Biagini flauto, Lorenzo Gentili Tedeschi, violin and Garth Knox viola d’amore and viola
Info : OPV
1st to 10th August, Rouffach, Alsace, France
Teaching and concerts in the Musicalta Academy and festival.
Info : Musicalta
9th and 10 July, Evry, France
Performances of Bruch Romance for viola and orchestra and Bruch Double Concerto for viola, clarinet (Luz Sedeno) and orchestra as part of a course for young conductors and instrumentalists run by Nicolas Brochot at the Conservatoire Iannis Xenakis in Evry.
Info : CIXE
7th July, Geneva, Switzerland
Masterclass, workshop and concert in the Geneva International String Academy
Info : GISA
6th July, Lausanne, Switzerland
Solo recital on viola and viola d’amore in Lausanne Cathedral as part of the Festival de la Cité
Info : Festival Cité
29th May, Romainville, France
Presentation and final concert of a residence in the conservatoires of eastern Paris (see January 23rd). Premiere of a piece for string orchestra, “First Notes on Mars” specially composed by Garth Knox for the occasion, mixing all levels (beginners, intermediates and advanced students). The second part of this concert features the Saltarello Trio : Garth Knox viola, viola d’amore and medieval fiddle, Agnès Vesterman, cello and dulcimer, Sylvain Lemêtre, zarb and percussion
Info : Est Ensemble
8th to 12th February, Lucerne Switzerland
Participation in the Academy for Contemporary Music, giving classes, workshops and coaching
Info : HSLUM
23rd and 24th January, Noisy le Sec near Paris
First part of a project with several Conservatoires of Est Ensemble working with the students on contemporary techniques and improvisation. Final concert will be in May
Info : Est Ensemble
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5th December, Conservatoire de Romainville, Ile de France
Contemporary music concert to include works by Philippe Hersant, Hyun Hwa Cho, Patrice Rault, Marco Suarez Cifuentes. Garth Knox will perform Vent Nocturne for viola and electronics by Kaija Saariaho and Quartet for One by Garth Knox. Performed without audience on 5th December, the concert will be diffused online at a later date (tba)
Info : Conservatoire de Romainville
25th October, La Marbrerie, Montreuil, Paris
Concert with Elsa Balas, viola and viola d’amore. Program to include works by George Benjamin, Elsa Biston, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber and Garth Knox
Info : Instant Donné
20th October, Tallin, Estonia
Concert at Eesti Raadio with Ensemble U. Program to include The Viola in my Life no 2 by Morton Feldman, Codex Purpureus by Salvatore Sciarrino, Chant Harmonique by Lauri Joeleht, Wild Animals by Garth Knox
Info : Ensemble U
25th September, Venice, Italy
First performance of new Viola Concerto by Luis de Pablo in the opening concert of the Venice Biennale, with the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, conductor Marco Angius
Info : Venice Biennale
24th to 31st August, Ljublijana, Slovenia
Teaching course for viola and chamber music
Info : Ljublijana Summer Academy
20th July, Prague, Czech Republic
Improvisation concert with Anna Romanovská, violin, Petr Tichý, bass and Michal Hrubý, clarinet
Info : Hol Prague
18th July, Loukov, Czech Republic
Solo recital on viola d’amore and viola. Program to include Marin Marais, folk music and pieces by Garth Knox
Info : Festival Loukove u muziky
7th March, Castlepollard, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
6th March, Waterford, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
5th March, Cork, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
4th March, Dublin, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
3rd March, Wexford, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
2nd March, Castlebar, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
1st March, Clifden, Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Music Network
29th February, Portstewart, N.Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Moving on Music
28th February, Derry, N.Ireland
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Moving on Music
27th February, Belfast
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, as well as pieces by Dave Fennessy, Gérard Pesson and a specially commissioned new piece by Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Moving on Music
25th February, Paris
Performance by Garth Knox and Saltarello. Medieval, baroque, contemporary and folk music all find their place in this concert, which is the launch for an all-Ireland tour for the trio: Agnès Vesterman cello, Sylvain Lemêtre percussion and Garth Knox medieval fiddle, viola d’amore and viola.
Info : Centre Culturel Irlandais
7th and 8th February, Paris
La Grande Table: an evening mixing gastronomy and music. A special menu conceived by Tobias Hellman, master chef, to accompany live performances of music by Garth Knox. Featuring Eléonor BIlly, nykelharpa, David Chevallier, théorbe, Marion Martineau, viole de gambe, and Garth Knox, viola d’amore and viola
Info : Atelier du Plateau
31st January, 1st and 4th February, Paris
Project involving teaching and concerts with the viola classes of 3 conservatoires in Paris (Conservatoire de Centre, Conservatoire du 7e, Conservatoire du 20e)
Info : tba
27th and 28th January, Frankfurt
Masterclasses and concert at the Frankfurt Conservatoire
Info : HMDK Frankfurt
24th to 26th January, Strasbourg
Les Rencontres de l’Alto: masterclasses and concerts with Gunter Teuffel, David Gaillard, Johannes Luthy, Michel Michalakakos and Garth Knox.
Info : Conservatoire de Strasbourg