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Learn Violin in Manchester
If you’re anywhere near Manchester and you’ve ever wondered, “What would it be like to play the violin?” Well, now is your chance to…
Financial Symphony
What does business actually sound like? Well, now I can tell you! Financial Symphony, which we recorded recently as a string quartet, has just…
No Surprises with Coco @ KOKO
From our show back in May – Concertante at KOKO in London If you missed it, we still have a few left! Catch us…
English Violin
Inspired by melodies from the era of John Playford's The English Dancing Master (1651), this project-in-progress takes some of my favourite traditional English melodies and updates…
Requiem For The Time Of The End – Antony Pitts
An extraordinary work-in-progress; the Requiem for the Time of the End by Antony Pitts. This is the Lux Aeterna.
The Violin Player
Me and a violin. The Violin Player is my main solo show, constantly evolving, with an ever-changing selection of music and stories featuring the violin. NEW…
Virtuoso Violin
David Worswick (L) and Simon Hewitt Jones (R) With David Worswick. Some of the most audaciously virtuosic violin music of all time! Here's the Blurb…
Christmas Violin
Outrageously good Christmas fun, with a violin. Unique arrangements, Christmas songs, the Christmas Party violin concerto, and an album-in-progress that's a twist on Christmas you didn't…
Sad Violin
In Development 'Bring out the violins!' ... The world over, violin is the go-to instrument for those cathartic moments where you just need to wallow for…
The Seasons
Contemporary and classical music for violin and strings, inspired by weather, ecology and daylight. Includes old favourites by Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla, new original music by…
West Meets East
A long term series of performance projects, concerts, tours, films and mixed media events bringing together the contrasting musical languages of the Middle East and Western…
Learn Violin in Manchester
If you're anywhere near Manchester and you've ever wondered, "What would it be like to play the violin?" Well, now is your chance to find out!…
Financial Symphony
What does business actually sound like? Well, now I can tell you! Financial Symphony, which we recorded recently as a string quartet, has just been released.…
No Surprises with Coco @ KOKO
From our show back in May - Concertante at KOKO in London If you missed it, we still have a few left! Catch us in MANCHESTER…
Dawn
a moment of zen, with a seagull duet
Sea Symphony – Vaughan Williams
The epic Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams is my last big project of the season, with a performance for Cambridge Summer Music at Saffron Hall…
Hubert Parry and the South Coast: Why Dominic Grier is Bringing a Forgotten Symphony to Worthing
Hubert Parry is one of the great figures of 20th-century British music. You almost certainly know his music ... Jerusalem is performed every year at the…
Radiohead Reimagined – New Album Release!
The Radiohead Reimagined album is finally here! We’re launching it tonight at KOKO in Camden, London. Stream the album now! Buy the CD here! Buy the…
Radiohead Reimagined – Live in London
New Album Launch in London this Friday, 22nd May! I’ve been heavily involved in the super-successful Radiohead Reimagined show from London Concertante, and after several months…
The Seven Sins of Tango
Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Lust … in TANGO form ... Before summer projects loom, one more big project launch for the Concertante …
Re-New
Easter is perhaps my favourite time of year ... not for any particular religious reason, but for what it represents: renewal, rebirth, Spring, longer days, and…
Reinventing Opera from a Performer’s Perspective
During the production process at Mayflower Studios in Southampton, OperaUpClose asked me and soprano Ceferina Penny to sit down and talk about the project, the new…
Video Trailer: Where There’s A Will (Gianni Schicchi)
Here’s a new video trailer for the OperaUpClose Where There’s a Will (Gianni Schicchi) production, as the tour enters its final week! We’re in London tonight,…
Dvořák Requiem in Cambridge
I’m in Cambridge all this weekend for two wonderful events - on Sunday 15th, the Gianni Schicchi tour continues at Cambridge Arts Theatre (tickets here), but…
Gianni Schicchi (OperaUpClose)
After a month or so of hibernation, the new season is about to kick off… First up, an amazing opera project from OperaUpClose, premiering tonight in…
No Surprises – Radiohead Reimagined
Hello and Happy New Year from the Motorway Services! We’re on our way to one of the last shows of the Viennese concert for the New…
Christmas At The Movies
Look! The Christmas at the Movies disc has arrived ... and you should get hold of it! It's out now on all the streaming networks as…
Walk My Way, And A Thousand Violins Begin To Play
A brand new Ella Fitzgerald show for this season, Ella & Friends, from the Concertante. Misty, one of my all-time favourite tracks, is in there, as…
Where There’s A Will…
One of the projects I’m most excited about this season is taking me to a different kind of stage, as an actor-violinist (I don’t think I…
Czardas
And suddenly … it’s September again! I have some very exciting new projects coming up this season, which I can’t wait to share with you soon.…
Why Cultural Exchange Is So Important
A short piece for a Scandinavian music magazine: I've always believed that cultural exchange is essential. The more deeply we understand our shared humanity, the stronger…
Winter (In Spring) In Guildford
2025, let's be 'avin you! (Guildford, April 2025)
Korngold – Serenade for Violin – from ‘Der Schneeman’
Here is Serenade from Der Schneeman by Erich Korngold (recorded in Birmingham just before Christmas). Happy New Year! It was great to see you all this…
Homeward Light
Few things in life are certain ... but death, taxes and Christmas singles by Thomas Hewitt Jones are right up there. Only one of those will…
Great Art
Before the onslaught of the Christmas season, a precious half day of study time: I’m working on Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite, and on his 5th…
Antony Pitts: Requiem for the Time of the End – Lux Aeterna
Check out this extraordinary music. If you're short on time, start with the last 2 minutes of the video. Otherwise, maximise your screen, turn up your…
James Bond … In Ireland!
Recently I've been directing some of the James Bond tour for the original Candlelight Concerts people, London Concertante. And this week we're taking the show to…
Why Orchestra Music Will Inspire Your Children
I'm now back playing hundreds of concerts a year, and night after night I can see from the stage that - even during a cost of…
Theme from Schindler’s List
Here's a snippet of the gorgeous theme tune from the 1993 Steven Spielberg film, Schindler's List. The music was originally written for one of my all-time…
High Tide 2024 – a music festival … FREE at the point of use!
One of the biggest projects I’m involved in this year is the 2024 High Tide Music Festival in Twickenham, on Sunday 28th July. I really love…
Princess Turandot Needs A Therapist
Funny how repertoire sometimes comes in batches all at once. After a week of Nessun Dorma performances as part of the Concertante's opera show, I'm called…
Violin Movie Music
I’ve been working on a lot of movie music recently, for two different projects with Cambridge Philharmonic and London Concertante. Possibly my favourite earworm from the…
The Magic of Vienna – Strauss in Guildford
Grüß Gott people of Surrey, UK! Wilkommen Sie here in the lovely Viennese town of... Guildford, where the magic of Vienna is going to be descending…
Spring Violin!
I had so many projects happening simultaneously in late March and early April, that I completely failed to update any social media. That’ll teach me not…
Barnes Festival 2024
The weeks before Easter are a busy time for epic choir-and-orchestra pieces. In the past few weeks, I’ve jumped in to guest lead several different orchestras…
Shehada’s Violin
I totally forgot I'd ever recorded this testimonial! I was browsing the website of my brilliant friend Shehada Shalalda, the Palestinian luthier, and came across this…
Life is Better with Safety Vamps!
Life is better with SAFETY VAMPS! It’s not often that I play in a pit band, so I’m enjoying the unique quirks of this format -…
1.0 Lillibullero
The tune Lillibullero has been going round and round in my head for AGES! It's such a lovely melody - allegedly written by Henry Purcell in…
Motorway Service Spoons!
"Head north on the M1 and I'll tell you where to intercept the van of Djembes ... tomorrow's workshop depends on it!" I put it to…
🎻 Space for 2-3 new violin coaching clients in 2024 … 🎻
David and I have run a violin tuition studio in Central London for well over 10 years now, and we always find that the New Year…
Time for a Christmas Party?!
My recording of Thomas Hewitt Jones's 'Christmas Party' concerto with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia has just been re-released on Heritage Records as part of their ‘Child’s…
4B or not 4B? A love letter to the 4B Pencil
There are few moments in a musician’s working day more joyous than when a freshly sharpened 4B pencil makes contact with a premium grade musical score.…
All an artist can do today is warn.
I took this photo at Coventry Cathedral recently. The ‘new’ cathedral was built in 1962 after the old one was completely destroyed a little over 80…
New Music for November – a Snowman, a Sparrow, a Crazy Frog and the House of Love
It’s been a weirdly busy week for new releases of other-people’s-things-I-contributed-to. Have a listen here: House of Love (House of Light) Since I joined the Berlin-based…
Work In Progress – English-Scottish Thing
Very rough first draft (I haven't worked out all the harmonies or instrumentation yet) of Bovaglie's Plaid - part 1 of 3 of a somewhat nostalgic…
Thinking of the Middle East
I am thinking of everyone who is hurting so deeply from the awfulness in the Middle East and I am so very sorry for the pain…
New Season, New Concerts
Where did Summer go? Anyway, lots coming up including new adventures with Worthing Philharmonic, the Music Workshop Company, and House of Light (Berliner Rock band -…
Violin Classes in June
Classes Here's some of the repertoire for this month’s violin classes, which take place on Zoom every Thursday. I’ll again be exploring a variety of different…
Unboxing The Violin Player 1
we got surprises we got. yeah! what comes next?
Violin Player 1 & 2 in LONDON! May/June 2023
Hello!!! For the first time in many many years I'm back with a PROPER LIVE VIOLIN SHOW!!!! (London, for now. Other places soon). "An eclectic mix…
Music for King’s New Hat Day
A small production job helping THJ with a new arrangement of God Save The King, in preparation for the king getting his new hat later this month.…
Violin Classes in May
In this month’s violin classes, I’ll be exploring several different styles; a concerto, a quartet, some 20th century music, and core improvisation skills. Or, join from…
Doves Ascending
A short improvisation, responding to the Peace Doves at Rochester Cathedral, an installation by sculptor Peter Walker, during a rehearsal break. Channelling Frederick Delius perhaps? :)
Violin Classes & Coaching
Since the pandemic, I've been running weekly Violin Classes on Zoom for ViolinSchool. I'm now opening up these classes via my own website for anyone to…
Regards from Rochester
I'm looking forward to playing in this world premiere on Saturday 18th March at 7pm. The livestream will be on YouTube, or you can watch it…
Showreel 2023
I'll have a full showreel available soon. In the meantime, here are a few images of recent projects! (N.B no audio on the video below -…
Edinburgh Romance
Little brother wrote very nice tune called 'Romance' that seemed right to play for baby brother's wedding in Edinburgh cathedral. We forgot to record it but…
Hybrid Violin Orchestra
Our first hybrid orchestra concert, by no means the last. Innovating through necessity. Give it another 5 years and we'll probably be doing all this through…
Violin Orchestra – Streets of London
Pandemic? wot pandemic? this might have been Saturday 11th July 2020, not the 13th. Either way, retrictions lifted at the last moment but we were going…
Session at Air Edel with Christopher White
A day in the life of an awesome composer. I love working with creative genius people like Chris who really get how to blend together creativity,…
All Aboard the ViolinBoat!
Boat + River Thames + lots of violins. This was the first of several should-have-been-first-day-of-Brexit days, if I remember rightly.
Ode to Joy
JOY - EMPATHY - UNITY - PEACE. Simon and I spent a number of years between the signing of Article 50 and the final exit of…
Learning to play the violin, in three minutes
I taught BBC World Service presenter Julian Marshall to play the violin. In three minutes...
Christmas Party (THJ tinkling ivories)
We recorded this for Classic fm sometime in 2016 or 2017 after the album came out, at Holy Trinity in Sloane Square (London). Tommy HJ (who…
Vivaldi Four Seasons
A short excerpt from a live performance, probably around 2016 https://vimeo.com/803397408
Bruch Violin Concerto
1st movement of Bruch's violin concerto with Lindsay Ryan and Harmony Sinfonia in South London, UK (Herne Hill festival, October 2015) https://vimeo.com/802274649
Bach in Jerusalem
Eat that, reverb machines!!!!!! A snippet of Bach someone recorded on their phone at St Anne's Church in Jerusalem.
Living Symphonies
I worked with James Bulley to contribute some scrapings for the fascinating Living Symphonies project, a commission by Forestry Commission England in which a musical composition…
Baaartok with Neil in Reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bLCyNQ1BqQ
Piazzolla ‘Primavera’ Tango
Happily, I no longer own this shirt. Final runthrough before performing at the Barbican in London (2012) https://vimeo.com/802275690
Who Is My Neighbour?
Here are many quartertones, accompanying a fairly timeless story, presented, with my implicit consent, in a very Christian tradition.
Kreisler: La Précieuse
Viennese sweetmeat + classical haircut. Recital at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester with pianist Daniel Swain.
Old City
In Easter 2007, after a week spent soaking up the sounds of Old City Jerusalem for the first time, my brain needed some time to process…
The Violin Player
The original recording of 'The Violin Player' by THJ. The most bittersweet piece I know. Recorded at the Riverfront Theatre in Newport (Wales) before a Live Music…
Early box scraping tendencies
In the late 1980s I had my own personal assistant who would place the bow on the string for me at the start of performances. My…