First Prize winner at both the Lionel Tertis and Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competitions, violist Timothy Ridout leads a master class with Shepherd School viola students.
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"In a few bow strokes, the Briton Timothy Ridout carved out a place for himself in the very closed circle of great violists" and is recognised for his captivating interpretations and technical brilliance.
In the 24/25 season, highlights include the world premiere of Mark Simpson’s Viola Concerto ‘Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth’ at the Berlin Philharmonie with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati, as well as performances of Bartók Viola Concerto with Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra della Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Norrlandsoperan, Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife and Taipei Symphony, Walton
Viola Concerto with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Berner Symphonie-Orchester and Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with Ensemble Resonanz, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg and Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra.
Recent seasons have seen Ridout tour across Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, South America and Australia, appearing with orchestras including the Bavarian Radio Symphony, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Hamburger Symphoniker,
Camerata Salzburg, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, the Hallé, Orchestre National Capitole Toulouse, WDR Sinfonieorchester, BBC Philharmonic, and Philharmonia Orchestra. Across his engagements, he has worked with conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Sakari Oramo, Andrew Manze, Riccardo Minasi, Sir András Schiff, Lionel Bringuier, Sylvain Cambreling, Nicholas Collon, David Zinman, and Kazuki Yamada.
