Efi Christodoulou performs on a Pierre Silvestre violin (1848), which was donated to her by Matti & Nicholas Egon.
Performer Biography
John Carewe, the conductor, studied with Walter Goehr and Max Deutsch, both pupils of Arnold Schoenberg, as well as Messiaen and Boulez.
Performer Biography
Efi Christodoulou, the violinist on this recording, was featured in BBC's World Service and was a semi-finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year (Radio 2).
Performer Biography
John Carewe gave many premieres with his New Music Ensemble in London in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the first British Ensemble performance of Boulez's Le Marteau sans Maitre.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, on August 5th and 6th, 2014.
Album & Artwork
The front cover artwork for this album is "Samaria Gorge in West Crete" by Nicholas Egon.
