My broadcast recording with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by @jackfrsheen of ‘Birds of Paradise’, a new work for solo violin and orchestra by @erlandcooper has been playing across @bbcradio3 this week 🎻
The whole experience of recording with the loveliest @bbcsso and Jack was pretty magical. Big thank you to @charlyparr and of course, Erland for writing a gorgeous piece of music 🕊️
You can hear it on BBC Sounds or on R3 this week - Thursday ‘Essential Classics’, Friday ‘Breakfast Show’ and ‘InTune’.
Recorded in January 2025 at City Halls, Glasgow. Commissioned as part of BBC Radio 3’s 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 💫
📷no.1 by @tingaling_photography
Thank you @classicfm for featuring me on the 2025 Rising Stars list 💫
What a lovely surprise and pretty nice to be listed in such great company too.
📸by @tingaling_photography
‘As the festival enters its second decade, its sense of purpose feels clearer than ever – rooted in friendship, shaped by artistic curiosity and enriched by its connection to Stamford. A few days set slightly apart from everyday life, it offers the chance to gather, listen closely, and experience music in all its immediacy.’
‘For Freya, what remains most special is the spirit of collaboration at the heart of the festival. ‘It still amazes me that musicians I respect so much are happy to come and play here – I don’t take that for granted.’
Huge thank you to the wonderful @stamfordandrutlandliving for this article out now in the May issue.
Freya chatted to Clare all about the upcoming festival and what to expect - less than a month to go now!
Tickets available at @stamfordarts
Photos by @matthew_and_his_camera
Soaking up as much energy as possible heading into the next two months of many notes to learn (and maintain!) 🙃
Upcoming stuff -
12/04 Vivaldi Four Seasons, Mozart and Barber in Swaffham @chaoscollectivenorfolk
15-16/04 Copenhagen with @theligetiquartet to teach and play at Danish Royal Conservetoire
19/04 Vivaldi Four Seasons, Mozart and Barber in Frettenham
25/04 Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky & Shaw with @scottishensemble at @schwarzmancentre
30/04 Multitudes Festival at @southbankcentre with @london.sinfonietta
9-10/05 Concerts in The Hague @amaredenhaag with @theligetiquartet
18-23/05 all the music at @sim_festival
24/05 Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky with @scottishensemble at @nnfest
1-7/06 China tour with Ligeti quartet
11/06 Time Entwined with London Sinfonietta
Smiling me by @matthew_and_his_camera
Upcoming: Copenhagen, The Hague, Stamford!
☀️16th April - We’re returning to Copenhagen @rdam_dkdm to once again work with their composition students who’ve been busy writing string quartets for us! Performance in the evening.
☀️9th May - Ligeti Quartets at @amaredenhaag Nieuwe Kerk, 8:15pm
☀️10th May - Nuc by @annahmeredith at @amaredenhaag , 7:30pm
☀️21st May - Steve Reich Different Trains @sim_festival at @stamfordarts 9:00pm
☀️22nd May - Ligeti Quartet No.1 @sim_festival
Tickets and info on our website - link in bio 🚀
@ikonarts
Memories from concerto recording with @bbcsso earlier this season. A special couple of days ✨
Lovely @jannenisonen conducting and the best @mswan_audio producing. A big thank you to @charlyparr and everyone for being so wonderful. Photos by Will @foxbrush_films
Ysaÿe Sonata for Two Violins 🔥
Rehearsal snippet from Feb 2024, the night before @charluste and @freyagoldmark recorded this mammoth piece, five years after first performing it at our festival.
Stay tuned for it’s 2026 release on our debut disc alongside Francaix String Trio with Edgar Francis and Maxim Calver 💫
#violin #classicalmusic #chambermusic #ysaye
