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Edson Scheid playing Paganini Caprice No. 1 on In Tune from BBC Radio 3 in London. Photo Credit: Benjamin Sosland
A R T I C L E S
THE BERKSHIRE EDGE
by David Noel Edwards, February 2024
"PREVIEW: Crescendo presents Edson Scheid playing works for unaccompanied violin by Bach and Paganini"
"Anyone capable of performing Paganini's high-wire caprices on a modern violin without plummeting to Earth in the manner of Icarus may be called a virtuoso. A player who can do it on a baroque instrument may be called a god."
ASTON MAGNA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Why a ‘Virtuoso’ Violinist Threw Away His First Violin
July 1, 2021
"Many of you have heard Aston Magna solo and ensemble performances by Edson Scheid, Brazilian-born violinist, over the years. You will have the pleasure of seeing Edson in our upcoming concert “Three French Masters,” on Saturday, July 3 at 7 p.m. We asked Edson to tell us a little about his music background, and we are happy to share his story with you."
SERAPHIC FIRE MAGAZINE
Artist Highlight
Season 2020-2021 | Volume II, Issue II
"A native of Brazil, Edson Scheid is based in New York City, where he plays with the city’s leading period orchestras. He frequently performs throughout the United States, on both modern and period instruments, and in Europe, Asia, North and South America with such ensembles as Il Pomo d’Oro and Les Arts Florissants."
ARS~RHETORICA
Edson Scheid y su versión de los 24 caprichos de Paganini
November 5, 2020
"Por eso es que este es un CD único; no solo porque es interpretado con un violín de período, con cuerdas de tripa y con arco clásico, y porque representa una versión histórica de la obra; también porque el relato de Scheid expone –además de la personalidad de los caprichos–, su propia personalidad."
ARS~RHETORICA
Variaciones sobre The Last Rose of Summer, de H. W. Ernst (1814-1865)
October 1, 2020
"Edson Scheid es uno de los violinistas virtuosos más prestigiosos de nuestra época, tanto en la interpretación de instrumentos de época como de instrumentos modernos, abarcando un repertorio que va desde el barroco hasta la música contemporánea.
Es uno de los pocos violinistas que se ha dedicado a interpretar y grabar la música de Paganini y otros grandes del siglo XIX, en su interpretación historicista, y además con instrumento de período."
JUILLIARD JOURNAL
November 2019
"Life after Juilliard"
ASPEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Summer 2013
"Edson Scheid, Assistant concertmaster"