Matthew Barley

Matthew Barley
Born (1965-05-02) 2 May 1965
near Sheffield, United Kingdom
Genres Classical, Contemporary, Improvisation
Occupation(s) Cellist
Instruments Cello
Website www.matthewbarley.com

Matthew Barley (born 2 May 1965) is an English cellist.[1] He is best known for his performances of core classical music,[2] improvisation, and contemporary music including electronics.

Biography

Matthew Barley was born near Sheffield and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Moscow Conservatoire. He made his London concerto debut playing the Shostakovich cello concerto in the Barbican Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra, as finalist of the LSO-Shell competition. His first CD, in 2003, was The Silver Swan for Black Box was a compilation of pieces for multitracked cellos, all of which he recorded himself using pioneering techniques of layering voices without an electronic click. His next CD, Reminding, featured Soviet music for cello and piano, and was released on Quartz in September 2005.[3]

In 1997 Barley founded Between the Notes,[4] a performance and education group who work with music and other arts.[5]

In 2007, Barley was the music director and presenter of the BBC2 Classical Star series.[6]

Barley has premiered several works including some commissions, by Thomas Larcher, James MacMillan, Dai Fujikura, Detlev Glanert, Peter Wiegold, Fraser Trainer,[7] Rand Steiger, John Metcalfe,[8] John Woolrich,[9] Dimitri Smirnov, and Deidre Gribben.

Barley's non-classical collaborations have included with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Talvin Singh, Sultan Khan, Nitin Sawhney, Django Bates,[6] and jazz pianists Julian Joseph and Nikki Yeoh.[10]

In 2013 Barley toured the UK to celebrate the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, [11][12] performing 100 concerts and workshops throughout the year.[1]

Matthew Barley is married to violinist Viktoria Mullova.[13] They have three children Misha Mullov-Abbado, Katia Mullova-Brind and Nadia Mullova-Barley and live in London.

Selected discography

References

  1. 1 2 Giles Masters, "The Week Ahead: Kontakion", The Oxford Culture Review, 28 November 2013.
  2. Igor Toronyi-Lalic, "BBC Proms: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov/ Viktoria Mullova, Matthew Barley" (Classical music reviews, news & interviews), The Arts Desk, 19 August 2011.
  3. Quartz Music. "Biography of Matthew Barley".
  4. British Council Arts. "Between the Notes".
  5. Christopher Morley, "Odyssey is a great Britten celebration", Birmingham Post, 6 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 Adam Sweeting, "Matthew Barley: addicted to innovation", The Telegraph, 26 June 2008.
  7. Anchor Media City. "Music Nation".
  8. 1 2 Andy Gill, "Album: John Metcalfe, Matthew Barley, Constant Filter (Signum Classics)" (review), The Independent, 11 June 2010.
  9. John Woolrich. "Four pieces for cello and piano".
  10. Rachelle Thackray (29 January 2001). "Jazz with a jest at The Spitz". The Guardian.
  11. 22 November: Matthew Barley at the Upper Chapel - Classical Sheffield
  12. Rian Evans, "Matthew Barley – review", The Guardian, 29 September 2013.
  13. Ivan Hewett, "Viktoria Mullova at Wigmore Hall, review", The Telegraph, 2 October 2009.
  14. Chris |Payne, "In At The Deep End", Northern Soul, 23 September 2013.
  15. William Dart, "Album Review: Victoria Mullova, The Peasant Girl", The New Zealand Herald, 8 October 2011.
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