Simon Hewitt Jones - The Violin Blog

Projects

Soon, you’ll be able to read all about my current projects on this page!

Promoters, if you’re interested in including a concert performance of one of these projects in your programming, then you’ll need my Programme Book - click here to download or order a printed copy.

THE VIRTUOSO VIOLIN

The ‘Virtuoso Violin’ show, one of my most widely performed programmes, is a collaboration with violinist David Worswick that reinvents the ‘Virtuoso’ performance tradition for the 20th Century.

From the devilish virtuosity of Paganini and Wieniawski through to the contemporary work of Schnittke and Berio, this is a programme that is as daredevilish and thrilling as it is seductive and lyrical. Read More >>

NEOCLASSICS

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Available Spring 2009

Presented with pianist Daniel Swain, this programme includes two startling pieces of violin repertoire: Poulenc’s Sonata , and Stravinsky’s Duo Concertant , alongside smaller minatures.

These two pieces can be heard during our March/April 2009 tour, which takes place at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and venues in London, Cheltenham and Bristol. Read More >> (soon)

VIOLIN FRAGMENTS

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How can you achieve maximum expression with minimum energy?

In this developing project that may eventually become a recording, Thomas Hewitt Jones creates tiny ‘fragments’, tiny shards of musical expression, each of which is a microcosm of musical exploration. Read More >> (soon)