Madeleine Mitchell 

An internationally renowned solo violinist known 
for her pioneering creativity.

  • "One of the UK's liveliest musical forces, the indefatigably adventurous violinist Madeleine Mitchell"

    Richard Morrison, The Times

  • "A violinist in a million"

    The Herald (Glasgow)

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She has performed a wide repertoire in some 50 countries,  
in major festivals and venues, frequently broadcast on television and radio, including 
the BBC Proms, ABC, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Italian TV. 
Biography
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About Madeleine

Mitchell’s acclaimed discography, for which she has been nominated for Grammy and BBC Music Awards, includes many works written for her by composers such as Sir James MacMillan, the popular 'Violin Songs'for Divine Art "a collection of small gems, wonderfully played" (The Strad) and a range of chamber music. 

She has given recitals at Lincoln Center New York, Wigmore and South Bank Centre London, Vienna, Moscow, Singapore, Seoul Centre for the Arts, Sydney Opera House, frequently representing the UK and championing British music. 
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As concerto soloist she has performed with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, Polish Radio, St Petersburg Philharmonic and for the BBC. 

A highly imaginative artist, she devised the Red Violin festival under Lord Menuhin’s patronage, the first international eclectic celebration of the fiddle across the arts and has won awards for her original collaborations with both percussion and voices. 

Madeleine is a professor at the Royal College of Music, London, where as a Foundation Scholar she won the Tagore Gold Medal and the prestigious Fulbright/ITT Fellowship to the USA, where she frequently tours. 
Recordings
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Check the blog for the latest posts

By London Manager 23 Aug, 2023
Many classical musicians are content to spend their careers in the snug embrace of the great or not-so-great works of the past. There’s no shame in that. Bringing those dots on the page to life needs not just the mastery of an instrument but deep cultural and historical imagination, as well as a capacious emotional responsiveness.
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By London Manager 23 Aug, 2023
Many classical musicians are content to spend their careers in the snug embrace of the great or not-so-great works of the past. There’s no shame in that. Bringing those dots on the page to life needs not just the mastery of an instrument but deep cultural and historical imagination, as well as a capacious emotional responsiveness.
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Watch the five minute film about the music of Violin Muse

Read Madeleine's blog for Gramophone

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