Elinor Frey Explained

Elinor Frey
Birth Date:23 August 1979
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education:McGill University, Juilliard School, Mannes School of Music
Occupation:Baroque cellist, musicologist
Website:elinorfrey.com

Elinor Frey (born August 23, 1979) is a Canadian-American cellist, specializing in music of the eighteenth century. She specializes in the music of underperformed composers from the later part of the baroque era, and has recorded this repertoire on the Passacaille label.[1] In addition to her main focus on early music, she has a background in contemporary music, and has commissioned new works for the baroque cello, recording several of them.[2]

Biography

Elinor Frey was born in Seattle, Washington, and started playing the cello at a young age. She was exposed to early music from an early age by listening to recordings of her aunt, the pioneering vocalist Barbara Thornton. She pursued studies in cello performance at the Mannes School of Music and Juilliard with an emphasis on new music. Her first solo recording (a recital of contemporary cello music with pianist David Fung) dates from this portion of her career. In 2008, she moved to Montreal, where she still resides, to begin a doctorate at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. She began to work extensively in the field of historical performance, receiving a Fulbright to study baroque cello in Como, Italy for a year with Paolo Beschi.

Frey was a founding member of the ensemble Pallade Musica (winners of the Early Music America Performance Competition in 2012).[3] She now leads the Accademia dei Dissonanti, an organization for performance and research. She maintains a busy performance schedule, concertizing and recording across Canada, the US and Europe. She made her Australian debut in 2023, playing concertos with the Brandenburg Orchestra.[4] Her extensive discography, of largely unknown repertoire, on the Passacaille and Analekta record labels, has won several prizes and critical acclaim. In addition to recording, she has also made critical editions of the complete cello music of Giuseppe Clemente Dall'Abaco and Antonio Vandini.

She is on the faculty of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and the Université de Montréal, teaching baroque cello and performance practice. [5] [6]

Awards and honors

Discography

As featured soloist

Other credits

Publications

References

  1. Web site: Elinor Frey . 2024-05-31 . Passacaille . en-US.
  2. Web site: Guided By Voices . May 31, 2024 . Out-Here Music.
  3. Web site: Early Music America Fall 2012 - EMA Competition . 2024-05-31 . www.nxtbook.com . en.
  4. Web site: Zwartz . Barney . 2023-03-01 . How to get a rare instrument to tell you its story, and other fiddly questions . 2024-05-31 . The Age . en.
  5. Web site: Elinor Frey . 2024-05-31 . Music . en.
  6. Web site: Fiche . 2024-05-31 . Faculté de musique - Université de Montréal . fr.
  7. Web site: Prix Opus, Lauréats An 1 à 23 . May 31, 2024 . Prix Opus . fr.
  8. Web site: 2020-07-01 . Lisez Diapason du 01 juillet 2020 sur ePresse.fr . 2024-05-31 . epresse.fr . fr.
  9. Web site: Lauréats, 24eme édition/ Saison 2019-2020 . May 31, 2024 . Prix Opus . fr.
  10. Web site: Elinor Frey . 2024-05-31 . The JUNO Awards . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2023-11-21 . Jean Baur: Chamber Music . 2024-05-31 . 27e Gala des Prix Opus du Conseil québécois de la musique . fr-CA.
  12. Web site: Elinor Frey Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More... . 2024-05-31 . AllMusic . en.
  13. Web site: LEO, SAMMARTINI, TARTINI & VIVALDI: EARLY ITALIAN CELLO CONCERTOS . May 31, 2024 . Out-Here Music.
  14. Web site: Pachelbel: Magnificat Fugues . May 31, 2024 . Out-Here Music.
  15. Web site: au="Frey, Elinor" - Search Results . 2024-05-31 . search.worldcat.org.

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