Charlie Lovell-Jones and Charles Owen
recital

“Gorgeous violin solos from Charlie Lovell-Jones…” Gramophone Magazine

Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op.6
Jennifer Higdon: Legacy
Szymanowski: Mythes, Op. 30   

INTERVAL

Poulenc: Violin Sonata, FP 119
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher for Violin and Piano Op.42
Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo

Young Welsh Violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones has been recognised as one of the most promising international soloists of his generation. Since his sold-out Royal Festival Hall debut aged fifteen, Charlie has appeared as soloist with orchestras across the UK and beyond, including the Sinfonia of London, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, English Chamber Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Yamagata Symphony Orchestra, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Charlie has appeared live on radio in broadcasts of Waxman Carmen Fantasy (RTÉ Radio), Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (BBC Radio 3), Karl Jenkins Violin Concerto (BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio Wales)

 Charlie was the youngest-ever member of the John Wilson Orchestra and has since led Wilson’s multi-award-winning Sinfonia of London (SoL) on many occasions – at the BBC Proms, on tour, and on many recordings. His work as concertmaster has also garnered critical acclaim from Gramophone Magazine, Classic FM, BBC Music Magazine and MusicWeb International. He has also been invited as guest concertmaster with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

 Charlie is in demand as both a soloist and recitalist. His 2024–25 season featured performances of concertos by Sibelius, Gipps, Britten, Brahms, Bach, Bruch and Vivaldi, a duo recital with pianist Ariel Lanyi at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and quartet concerts with the award-winning Barbican Quartet at the Lake District Music Festival. He debuted as soloist at the Wigmore Hall in 2022, Birmingham Symphony Hall and De Oosterpoort in 2023, and the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Krakow Philharmonic, and the Snape Maltings in 2024.

 Charlie’s debut recital album, recorded with Linn Records as part of his RAM Bicentenary Scholarship, was released in December 2022. Titled Piercing Silence, the album promotes music by queer, Black, and female composers, including a new commission from British Composer Award winner Deborah Pritchard, Towards Freedom, written in response to contemporary human rights issues.

“Charlie… was spell-binding with wonderful control and tone and technical ability” West Wight Arts Association

“…strings divided to create a textural haze, with elegant solos from the orchestra’s youthful leader, Charlie Lovell-Jones…”  Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian

“… not simply there to perform, but to be completely entwined with the whole piece and the whole orchestra … the mastery that Mr Lovell-Jones brought to [his solos] made them seem almost easy.”  Sally Perry, OnTheWight

“He never wavered, and he was outstanding. He had the orchestra and the audience in the palm of his hand throughout. The quality and clarity of his playing was so exquisite that I completely lost track of the time passing…” Jonathan Dodd, OnTheWight

ABOUT CHARLES OWEN