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Steve Bingham - Violin

Biography

"This...extraordinary performer"
The Independent, March 2006

Steve Bingham studied violin with Emmanuel Hurwitz, Sidney Griller and the Amadeus Quartet at the Royal Academy of Music from 1981 – 1985, where he won prizes for orchestral leading and string quartet playing. In 1985 he formed the Bingham String Quartet, an ensemble which has become one of the foremost in the UK, with an enviable reputation for both classical and contemporary repertoire. The Quartet has recorded numerous CDs and has worked for radio and television both in the UK and as far afield as Australia. The group has toured in Europe, the Middle East and Australia and has worked with distinguished musicians such as Jack Brymer, Raphael Wallfisch, Michael Collins and David Campbell. The Quartet’s educational activities have included residencies at London’s South Bank Centre, for several UK festivals and at Radley College. The Quartet is also known for it’s many performances of new works by some of the best young composers in Britain.

Steve has appeared as guest leader with many orchestras including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, English National Ballet and English Sinfonia. He has given solo recitals both in the UK and America and his concerto performances include works by Bach, Vivaldi, Bruch, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn and Sibelius, given in venues as prestigious as St. Johns’ Smith Square and the Royal Albert Hall.

In recent years Steve has developed his interest in improvisation, electronics and World music, collaborating with several notable musicians including guitarist Jason Carter and players such as Sanju Vishnu Sahai (tabla), Baluji Shivastrav (sitar) and Abdullah Ibrahim (piano). He has appeared on two World music CDs with Jason Carter and the fusion group Ragatal.

Steve's debut solo CD "Duplicity" was released in November 2005 to critical acclaim. It features an eclectic range of music on violin and electric violin, from Bach and Piazzolla to an arrangement of Tallis' famous motet "Spem In Alium", all 40 parts multi-tracked by Steve! The CD even includes an arrangement of a track by 70s rock band "Rainbow". This amazing mix of music is a hallmark of his solo violin concerts, where he he combines his musical virtuosity with up-to-the-minute technology to perform multi-layered arrangements, classic solo repertoire, and new works, to the delight of audiences of all ages.

Steve’s interests include ornithology, photography and Celtic knotwork.

You can click below to hear soundclips from Steve's solo CD "Duplicity": The first of these is from the multi-tracked version of Tallis' 40-part motet "Spem In Alium". The second is part of a beautiful Scandinavian folk tune, played on violin, electric violin, bass electric violin and recorder. The final clip is from Steve's arrangement of the song "Lost In Hollywood" by the group "Rainbow".

For further information, soundclips and online sales please visit; 

www.stevebingham.co.uk

www.myspace.com/sbduplicity

For details of the Bingham String Quartet please visit;

www.binghamquartet.net 

 

Repertoire

SOLO VIOLIN; Bach D minor partita; Bach Chaconne; Piazzolla Tango Etudes; Kreisler Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice.



LOOPED ELECTRIC VIOLIN; Telemann Canonic Sonatas; Pachelbel Canon; Harrison While My Guitar Gently Weeps; Philip Glass Violin Concerto; Chick Corea Childrens Song no6; Coldplay Clocks; Coldplay Fix You; Dietsche Stolpersteine; Bill Whelan Martas Dance; Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells; Steve Bingham Duplicity; Steve Bingham Ascension; Steve Bingham Improvisations and other arrangements.


VIOLIN AND VIOLA DUO with Brenda Stewart viola; Mozart Duos; Martinu Madrigals.


VIOLIN AND CELLO DUO with James Halsey cello; Kodaly Duo op7; Maconchy Duo; Breval Duos.


VIOLIN CONCERTOS; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Vivaldi The Four Seasons; Bach E major Violin Concerto; Bach A minor Violin Concerto; Bach Double violin concerto; various other baroque concertos.


STRING QUARTETS with the Bingham String Quartet; Maconchy String Quartets; Mozart String Quartets; Beethoven String Quartets; Janacek String Quartets; Tippett String Quartets; Britten String Quartets; Reich Different Trains; Glass Company; George Crumb Black Angels; Debussy String Quartet; Ravel String Quartet; Elgar String Quartet; Contemporary String Quartets; New commissions and over 100 other string quartets performed over 22 years as a Quartet.


STRING TRIOS with Brenda Stewart viola and James Halsey cello; Beethoven String Trios; Dohnanyi Serenade; Hiller Der Fiedler; Purcell Fantasia; Schubert Trio in B flat.


VIOLIN AND PIANO; Mozart Violin Sonatas; Beethoven Violin Sonatas; Faure Violin Sonata; Beriot Scenes de Ballet; Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro.


This is just a sample of the vast repertoire I have performed over the last 20 or so years!

Soundclips

Click on a Soundclip to listen to an excerpt.