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Davidson, Grace (soprano)
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Grace Davidson (soprano)

Light, bright, agile and pure are all words that have been used to describe Grace Davidson’s voice. Yet beneath the gleaming surface of her crystalline sound and pinpoint technical accuracy lie rich reserves of emotional intelligence and expressive artistry. The British soprano’s vocal and intuitive armoury enable her to project the vivid contrasts of mood at the heart of her favourite Medieval, Renaissance & Baroque repertoire with near-divine ease, especially so in the works of Hildegard von Bingen, Monteverdi, J S Bach, Handel and Vivaldi.

Her discography includes over a decade of recordings, many of which feature her as a soloist: Handel’s Jephtha, Acis and Galatea, Silete venti, Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Pianto della Madonna, the Lutheran Masses of J S Bach and works by Purcell, Vivaldi and other Baroque composers, to name a few. She has also recorded solo discs with music by Hildegard von Bingen and John Dowland. Her singing in Fauré’s Requiem (with the London Symphony Orchestra and Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short) was described on BBC Radio 3 by Richard Morrison as ‘quite simply, Grace Davidson’s Pie Jesu is matchless.’

Grace has also forged fruitful relationships with many contemporary and film composers such as Joe Hisaishi, Harry Gregson Williams, Hanz Zimmer, Howard Shore and Eric Whitacre, but most notably Max Richter who chose her as the solo voice in his 8-hour piece ‘Sleep’ which has been performed all over the world, including Sydney Opera House and the Great Wall Of China. Davidson, born in London, caught the singing bug during infancy and, after a short spell as a trainee chef, set the foundations for her career as a scholarship student at London’s Royal Academy of Music.

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