Anthony Marwood

Anthony Marwood is a British violinist born on July 6, 1965, in London. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Emanuel Hurwitz and David Takeno. Between 1995 and 2012, Marwood performed as a member of the Florestan Trio with Susan Tomes and Richard Lester. He served as the artistic director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra from 2006 to 2011. Marwood later became the principal artistic partner with Les Violons du Roy from 2015 to 2019 and was the artist in residence at the Det Norske Kammerorkester in 2016 and 2017. He performed contemporary violin concertos by Samuel Adams, Sally Beamish, and Steven Mackey. Thomas Adès composed the violin concerto “Concentric Paths” for him. Marwood recorded over 50 albums for labels including Hyperion and EMI Classics. In 2006, he received the Royal Philharmonic Society's Instrumentalist of the Year Award. He was named an MBE in 2018.

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