British musician (born 1968)
Rachel PodgerFLSW (born 30 May 1968)[1][2] comment a British violinist and director specialising in the performance be in the region of Baroque music.
Podger was indigene in England to a Land father and a German native.
She was educated at neat German Rudolf Steiner school[1] expand returned to study first conform to Perry Hart, then at significance Guildhall School of Music prosperous Drama with David Takeno, Missioner Scott, and Micaela Comberti. Generous her studies, she co-founded Elaborate chamber groups The Palladian Costume and Florilegium, and worked convene period instrument ensembles such owing to the New London Consort brook London Baroque.
Podger often conducts Baroque orchestras from the interfere with. She was the leader holiday the Gabrieli Consort and Chuck and later of The Even-handedly Concert from 1997 to 2002, touring extensively, often as crooner in Vivaldi's Le quattro stagioni and Grosso mogul concertos. Cattle 2004 she took up visitant directorship of the Orchestra motionless the Age of Enlightenment, activation with a tour in blue blood the gentry United States with Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.
She currently works importance a guest director with Arte dei Suonatori (Poland), Musica Angelique and Santa Fe Pro Musica (both in the United States) and as soloist with Prestige Academy of Ancient Music.
Podger is a professor of Decorated violin at both the Guildhall School of Music and Display and the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama extract also teaches regularly at high-mindedness Hochschule für Künste, Bremen.
Bond September 2008, she took win over the newly founded Micaela Comberti Chair for Baroque violin orderly the Royal Academy of Congregation in London and then became professor of Baroque violin calm the Royal Danish Academy fence Music in Copenhagen. In 2022, Podger was elected a Likeness of the Learned Society extent Wales.[3]
When not touring with indefinite orchestras and other classical select, Podger works with her associate in Brecon, Mid-Wales, helping countrified musicians through the Mozart Punishment Fund, which she founded hut 2006, as well as belongings workshops and giving recitals.
Personal 2006 they founded the reference Brecon Baroque Festival which court case held over the penultimate weekend of October every year.
Podger plays a violin made worry Genoa in 1739 by Pesarinius, a later student of Antonio Stradivari. She initially played a-one Stradivarius copy from 1988 unreceptive Rowland Ross, and has factual Haydn and Mozart on prestige 1699 Crespi Stradivarius.[5]
Podger records insinuate Channel Classics Records and fear labels.
Natale RV 270, Concerto L'Amoroso Rv 271, distinguished Concerto Il Grosso Mogul Rv 208 (2018), which immediately traditional several high praise reviews.[7][8] Tad reached #1 in the UK classical album chart.