SIBELIUS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; ROSS EDWARDS: MANINYAS - ADELE ANTHONY, ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Adele Anthony violinArvo Volmer conductorAdelaide Symphony OrchestraThis recording of Concertos by Sibelius and Australian composer Ross Edwards is the first solo release on Canary Classics for Adele Anthony. She has acclaimed recordings of Philip Glass' Violin Concerto (Naxos) and with her husband Gil Shaham Arvo Pärt's Tabula Rasa (Deutsche Grammophon), and Sarasate (Canary Classics).In 1983 at the age of 13, Adele was the youngest winner, and remains so to this day, of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Instrumental and Vocal Competition performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto, and here offers a recording of a work she has lived with for over 25 years. She returns to her home city of Adelaide, Australia to make this recording with acclaimed Sibelian conductor Arvo Volmer. Adele brings a soulful femininity, richness, clarity and intensity of sound to her interpretation of the Sibelius concerto.Of particular interest on this release is Ross Edwards' Violin Concerto, Maninyas.