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J. S. Bach Largo
This is a little recording I made in May. Johann Sebastian Bach’s intensely personal music is a seemingly endless source of inspiration for me, in so many different ways.
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Unerhörte Musik
My recital on 20 October this year was in front of a lovely live audience, and was also streamed online. It can be watched back here: Program: Alexina Hawkins Boiling MelodyUrsula Mamlok From my GardenCaroline Shaw Limestone & FeltKelly Watson BentSahba Aminikia KereshmehGyörgy Ligeti SonataRichard Reed Parry Duet for Heart & Breath
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From My Garden/unerhörte musik
I am giving a recital in Berlin on 20 October as part of the awesome and legendary weekly concert series for contemporary music, unerhörte musik. I was to present this concert in collaboration with the wonderful American pianist and composer Paul Kerekes, but sadly, as with so many things this year, the pandemic got in the…
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hear now berlin on an island!
On 7 September, my recently-formed sextet hear now berlin is excited to present an open-air concert on the beautiful Insel der Jugend in Treptower Park. This was made possible by a recent crowdfunding campaign generously supported by Berlin Recycling and Fairplaid, as well as many very kind private benefactors. One of the pieces we will…
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Damon Albarn | Streaming from Isolation
I have been involved in a project working with Damon Albarn and an eclectic mix of musicians towards a tour which, after being cancelled due to Covid-19, can hopefully take place next year. The name of the tour was The nearer the fountain, more pure the stream flows, which is a line from the John…
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Saint-Saëns bassoon sonata
I was introduced to Saint-Saëns’ charming sonata for bassoon and piano years ago while studying in Melbourne and living with a very fine bassoonist, and it melted my heart from the very beginning. Sometime after moving to Berlin, I was listening to it again, and the seed of desire grew in me to play it…
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zooming in
I was honoured to be invited as a guest on a new interview series “Zoom in with Baron”, created by my friend, the very awesome jazz trombonist Baron Arnold. We had a conversation about being freelance musicians during the current COVID-19 situation, and outside it, touching on some things I find very interesting with regards to quality…
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in manus tuas
A couple of days ago, I spontaneously recorded this beautiful piece by Caroline Shaw, which has been in my repertoire since just before I moved to Berlin 5 years ago, and has had a special place in my heart since. “in manus tuas is based on a 16th century motet by Thomas Tallis. While there are…
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Chaconne
Back in September, I made an [unedited] recording of J. S. Bach’s monumental Chaconne from the Partita for solo violin (on viola), BWV 1004, which I had been working on as a personal project. This is a piece from which I will continue to learn throughout my life, which has such profound meaning, evokes the wonder of…
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Visceral
On 29 November, I am super excited to be part of the launch of Anna Morley‘s new album, Visceral (on which I also had the privilege of recording some viola sounds), along with a very spicy band, and a dancer! Anna Morley – vibraphone, piano, keys, vocals, melodica Petros Tzekos – percussion Artem Zaytsev – electric & bass…
Alexina Hawkins 