One of the most sought-after violists of his generation, Timothy Ridout is appearing this season as soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, amongst many others. He’s worked with conductors like Andras Schiff and Christoph Eschenbach, and collaborated with Stephen Isserlis and Joshua Bell. At 27 years of age he’s already recorded five albums and featured on countless others.

This interview was recorded while Timothy was at his home in London, but he is now in Australia to perform thanks to Musica Viva, along with flautist Adam Walker and harpist Anneleen Lenaerts.

In this conversation, Timothy talks about his journey of discovery with this often neglected instrument, his time in the recording studio and collaborating with some of the greats, and shares some lovely musical works which all have stories behind them.