Mark Knight - Impulse

MARK KNIGHT

Mark Knight is Professor of Violin and Viola at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. A specialist in the historical development of string playing in the 17th and 18th centuries, he has developed an enviable reputation for his training of players of 'modern' instruments in the essentials of authentic performing practice.

A student of Professor Yfrah Neaman and disciple of Carl Flesch technical principles, Mark Knight has past pupils in many of the UK's premier ensembles including the Academy of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London Sinfonietta and the English Chamber Orchestra, as well as senior members of several symphony orchestras. Also among his ex-students are established solo performers and a recent winner of the William Primrose International Viola Competition.

He has trained many ensembles and most notably the Chamber Orchestra of Wells Cathedral School which he has conducted in concerts all over the world and with whom he has made broadcasts and commercial recordings.

He has edited the Corelli Violin Sonatas, Opus 5 and the 42 Etudes by Kreutzer for the publishers Stainer & Bell of London. Mark Knight has also published his own cadenzas for violin concertos by Mozart and viola concertos by Stamitz and Hoffmeister. Mark Knight's transcription for viola of Geoffrey Burgon's Six Studies, originally for 'cello, have just been published by Chester & Co. of London. Cadenzas for Haydn's 'Cello Concerto in C and Mozart's Horn Concerto in E flat K.495 will be available in early 2001 followed by a transcription of Haydn's C major 'Cello Concerto for Viola.

Alongside his musical specialisms, Mark Knight has experienced the benefits of the Alexander Technique which he studied with Walter Carrington, a distinguished disciple of F.M. Alexander. All his students are introduced to the technique's principles and encouraged to study with a teacher of the technique.

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Original Cadenzas
The following cadenzas by Mark Knight are published by Strings Attached Ltd. Click on the cover image to see a sample page:
	Cadenzas for Mozart Violin Concertos No.1 in B flat K207 & No.2 in D K211. These cadenzas have been constructed from Mozart's text as printed in the "Urtext of the New Mozart Edition" published by Barenreiter (BA4864a).
	Cadenzas for Hoffmeister Viola Concerto in D. These cadenzas have been constructed from the composer's material as published by Kunzelmann (No. GM 701).
	Cadenzas for Carl Stamitz Viola Concerto in D, Op.1. These cadenzas are constructed from the text as published by Amadeus (BP 750).
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Forthcoming Publications and Contact Information

Publications include:

Cadenzas for Haydn Cello Concerto in C

Cadenzas for Mozart Horn Concerto in Eflat, K.495,
for both French horn and natural horn

Transcription for viola of Haydn Cello Concerto in C,
including cadenzas

Other Publications:

CORELLI - Violin Sonatas Op.5, ed. Mark Knight,
pub. Stainer & Bell
KREUTZER - 42 Etudes, ed. Mark Knight, pub. Stainer & Bell
GEOFFREY BURGON - Six Studies for Solo Viola (transcribed from 'cello by Mark Knight) pub. Chester & Co., London

For information on the work of Mark Knight and all materials published by Strings Attached Ltd, contact:

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