"Miss Ferrand is a player of integrity and resourcefulness."
Daily Telegraph

"Bold and decisive performance."
The Times

"Phrases that surged out proudly, a natural feeling for music in which the cello must sing and an air of sincere involvement in the music."
Financial Times

"Miss Ferrand is an artist as well as cellist"
Pierre Fournier

 

Winner of the National Federation of Music Societies Young Concert Artist Award, Emma has travelled widely as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. She has broadcast frequently on BBC Radio 3 and her debut on T.V. was in a memorable appearance playing the Elgar Concerto in Paul Tortelier's Masterclasses for BBC 2.

Her studies took place at the International Cello Centre, at the Royal Academy of Music with Douglas Cameron, and in Zurich and Geneva where she studied extensively with Pierre Fournier.

She has made frequent appearances at the Wigmore Hall and the South Bank in London, and in festivals such as Lake District Summer Music, Three Choirs, Bath, and Wigmore Hall Summer Festival with Tamas Vasary. In Manchester she has appeared regularly in the Quartetfest and in the biennial International Cello Festival.

Emma is the cellist of the Deakin Piano Trio with whom she records for Meridian. She also has a distinguished teaching career and is Cello Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Internationally, Emma has performed in both North and South America and been guest professor at Eastman School, New York. and the Norwegian Academy , Oslo. She has also been a member of the International Jury in the Unisa International String competition in South Africa.
Recently she returned from Canada where she was resident musician at Banff Centre for the Arts .Here she gave classes and many recitals which included premiering several new works, in particular, several compositions by Hywel Davies

Bach has been a particular feature of Emma's repertoire throughout her career. She performed the series of 6 suites in festivals and cathedrals throughout the Bach 250th Anniversary Year.
Her recording of Suites 1,3and 5 is already available and the second volume is to be released shortly. .

 

'Bach at Rydal - Three Suites for Solo Cello'

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Suite No. 1, Prélude

Suite No.3, Prélude

Suite No. 5, Gigue

CD available from Bluebell Bookshop priced at £12 by email:

bluebell@gn.apc.org
Tel: 44 (0)1768 866660
Fax: 44 (0)1768 891645

Bluebell Bookshop
Angel square,
Penrith,
CA11 7BT,
UK

Free postage within the UK.

Also available:

Deakin PianoTrio
Parry Compete Piano Trios
Meridian-Premiere Recordings.
CDE 84248 / CDE 84255

For further info:

Contact Deakinmusic for details of Emma’s recital programmes:
Solo Bach
Duo with Margaret Fingerhut
Deakin Trio
Deakin Chamber Players
Cello Quartet

Email: deakinmusic@aol.com