New Chamber Music: Part II
By Clive Paget
“…Priday dispatches all three with flawless intonation and opulence of tone, especially appealing in the lower register.”
Seattle Times: 7 Seattle Classical Music Picks For Fall 2024
By Thomas May
Special to The Seattle Times
No matter how many other leisure-time options compete for our attention, there really is nothing to replace the connection that happens at a live performance. Fortunately for classical music lovers, local organizations are busting out a new season of enticing variety, from early music innovators to contemporary composers inspired by the findings of science.
The Strad: Violinist Rachel Lee Priday Performs Paul Wiancko's 'Waterworks'
Violinist Rachel Lee Priday performs Waterworks by cellist and composer Paul Wiancko.
The work will feature on Priday’s upcoming album with pianist David Kaplan Fluid Dynamics, out on Orchid Classics on 23 August. The album is inspired by oceanographer Georgy Manucharyan’s study of fluid dynamics and ocean currents, and combines music with stunning visuals.
Album Announcement in "Broadway World"
Partnering with oceanographer Georgy Manucharyan and six visionary composers, violinist Rachel Lee Priday will embark on a musically rich project that blends classical music with the visual poetry of fluid dynamics experiments, including a new album, Fluid Dynamics, with pianist David Kaplan out Friday, August 23, 2024 on Orchid Classics. The album features world premiere recordings of works commissioned specifically for this project by Gabriella Smith, Paul Wiancko, Cristina Spinei, Timo Andres, Leilehua Lanzilotti and Christopher Cerrone. Liner notes have been contributed by Katy Hamilton.
The Violin Channel: Violinist Rachel Lee Priday Signs with New Management Company Visconti Arts
The composer and music entrepreneur Dan Visconti has recently launched his new management company, Visconti Arts. One of the first artists to sign with the new company is violinist Rachel Lee Priday.
Lee Priday has appeared as soloist with the Chicago, Houston, National, Pacific, St. Louis, and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, Boston Pops Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Germany’s Staatskapelle Berlin.
She is highly committed to new music, and has given the premiere performances of commissioned works by composers including Matthew Aucoin, Christopher Cerrone, Gabriella Smith, Timo Andres, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Cristina Spinei, Melia Watras, and Paul Wiancko.
Washington Classical Review: Andres and Priday stream wide-ranging American recital for Phillips Collection
WSKG / NPR Radio Interview: New Works and Old Favorites in Stamford
The Friends of Music of Stamford, New York welcome violinist Rachel Lee Priday and pianist Marija Stroke. Rachel joins us by phone to talk about the program of music by Mozart, Bartok, Bernstein, and Salonen, ending with the very romantic Violin Sonata by Cesar Franck.
Broadway World: Violinist Rachel Lee Priday Appointed To The Faculty Of The University Of Washington School Of Music
The Violin Channel: Violinist Rachel Lee Priday Appointed to University of Washington Teaching Faculty
The University of Washington School of Music, in Seattle, Washington has this week announced the appointment of Korean-American violinist Rachel Lee Priday to its teaching faculty – effective from the commencement of the 2019-2020 academic year.