Discography | Edward King - Cellist

Spiegel im Spiegel (2025, Accentus)

Spiegel im Spiegel is a luminous tribute to Arvo Pärt at 90, placing three of his iconic works at the centre of a programme that reflects across centuries. Music by Bach, Messiaen, and Schnittke forms a resonant frame, illuminating a shared search for stillness, prayer, and transcendence. Performed by Onutė Gražinytė, Edward King, and the Aidija Chamber Choir under Romualdas Gražinis, this recording invites deep listening and quiet contemplation. A sonic meditation on peace, presence, and the eternal.

"Edward King’s cello line, driven with power to the limits of the high notes, contributes masterfully to the intensity of the interpretation."

- Remy Franck, Pizzicato Sept 2025

Music in Circles (2023, Backlash)

With hear now berlin, works by:

Gabriella Smith, Nathan Schram (new commission), Andrew Norman, Caroline Shaw, Kelly Watson Woelffer (new commission)

"From punchy and energetic...to shadowy sounds of the night..., this is one of the most interesting chamber music albums I’ve heard recently."

- Fiona Maddocks, The Observer Dec 2023

Lamentate (2020, Accentus)

Recorded during a reflective period of 2021, this critically acclaimed CD includes Arvo Pärt's Fratres, recorded by the Grazinyte - King Duo.

"This performance of Fratres...is one of the best I have ever heard, balancing vertiginously on the tightrope of delicacy and power"

- Ivan Moody, Gramophone Magazine December 2020

Passionen (2017, Nightberry)

Works written by Johannes X. Schachtner, including his Cantata no. 2 with solo cello, Kairos for percussion and cello, and Zwei Ikonen for solo cello, all works premiered by Edward King

Toru (2014, Atoll)

Chamber works written by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, including Nightwind - a piece written for, and premiered by Edward King and Santiago Cañón-Valencia