Violinist RACHEL LEE PRIDAY (PRY-day) is a passionate and inquisitive explorer in all her musical ventures, in search of contemporary relevance when performing the standard violin repertoire, and in discovering and commissioning new works. Her wide-ranging repertoire and eclectic programming reflect a deep fascination with literary and cultural narratives.
Works by Mary Kouyoumdjian, Ha-Yang Kim, Bonnie Whiting, Melia Watras, and Joël-François Durand
Pala Garcia (violin), John Popham (cello), Bonnie Whiting (percussion), Melia Watras (viola), and Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin)
Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Seattle, WA
Community Concerts at Second
Fluid Dynamics
Second Presbyterian Church
Baltimore, MD
Hear music from three violinists: Alexi Kenney in a work that deals with climate change in Alaska; Rachel Lee Priday from her project with an oceanographer; and Olivia De Prato in pieces that probe questions of dislocation and return from her album Panorama.
Video: Gabriella Smith: Entangled on a Rotating Planet
On Classical KING's Northwest Focus Live, violinist Rachel Lee Priday performs Gabriella Smith's Entangled on a Rotating Planet.
Inspiration can strike in unexpected ways, a prime illustration Rachel Lee Priday's Fluid Dynamics, which augments scintillating solo performances by the violinist with a duet featuring pianist David Kaplan… Priday's spectacular technique is called upon throughout the disc, the result mesmerizing renderings of the composers' works.
"Flowing, poetic, immeasurable, visceral and cinematographic... beaming with imagination and curiosity...
Rachel Lee Priday’s playing is captivating and intense. Virtuosic, with clear direction, and the imagination and sonority of an exceptional artist."
"A rich audio-visual presentation such as Priday's sets a very high bar for other performers to match... In its completed form, Manucharyan deemed the project 'an exceptionally fulfilling experience,' and one expects anyone would reach the same conclusion after being exposed to this totally gripping recording. On both conceptual and performance grounds, Fluid Dynamics qualifies as a triumph."
"Priday, who plays with an enormous and strong sound from her violin, soared with bravura through her virtuosic part; as the orchestra took up the theme in the finale, she urged them to play it faster."
