Timothy Ridout

Timothy Ridout

added BBC Instrumental Prize and New Album + refs

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Other works written for Ridout include ''Shadow Walkers'', written by American composer [[Nahre Sol]] as a co-commission from the Konzerthaus Dortmund, [[Schloss Elmau]], the [[Verbier Festival]] and the University of Birmingham, where he premiered it in October 2024 with [[Jonathan Ware]].{{cite web |url= https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/timothy-ridout-s-solo-viola-journey-the-pieces-on-this-album-require-the-most-that-i-can-give |title= Timothy Ridout's solo viola journey: ''The pieces on this album require the most that I can give'' |date=24 Jan 2025 |website=gramophone.co.uk}}
Other works written for Ridout include ''Shadow Walkers'', written by American composer [[Nahre Sol]] as a co-commission from the Konzerthaus Dortmund, [[Schloss Elmau]], the [[Verbier Festival]] and the University of Birmingham, where he premiered it in October 2024 with [[Jonathan Ware]].{{cite web |url= https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/timothy-ridout-s-solo-viola-journey-the-pieces-on-this-album-require-the-most-that-i-can-give |title= Timothy Ridout's solo viola journey: ''The pieces on this album require the most that I can give'' |date=24 Jan 2025 |website=gramophone.co.uk}}


At the 2025 [[Opus Klassik]] awards in Berlin, Ridout won ''Young Instrumentalist of the Year'' for his 2025 solo album of unaccompanied works by Telemann, Bach, Britten and Shaw.{{cite web |url= https://www.thestrad.com/news/string-players-triumph-at-2025-opus-klassik-awards/19872.article |title= String players triumph at 2025 Opus Klassik awards |date=27 Jun 2025 |website=thestrad.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.opusklassik.de/award-winners-2025 |title=Award winners 2025 |date=10 Jul 2025 |website=opusklassik.de}}
At the 2025 [[Opus Klassik]] awards in Berlin, Ridout won ''Young Instrumentalist of the Year'' for his 2025 solo album of unaccompanied works by Telemann, Bach, Britten and Shaw.{{cite web |url= https://www.thestrad.com/news/string-players-triumph-at-2025-opus-klassik-awards/19872.article |title= String players triumph at 2025 Opus Klassik awards |date=27 Jun 2025 |website=thestrad.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.opusklassik.de/award-winners-2025 |title=Award winners 2025 |date=10 Jul 2025 |website=opusklassik.de}}The album also won the Instrumental Awards category at the 2026 BBC Music Magazine Awards.{{cite web |date=24 April 2026 |title=String winners feature at the 2026 BBC Music Magazine Awards |url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/string-winners-feature-at-the-2026-bbc-music-magazine-awards/21149.article |website= thestrad.com |location=England |access-date=24 Apr 2026}}


===Solo performances===
===Solo performances===
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Solo Album: Telemann / Bach / Britten / Shaw: Works for Unaccompanied Viola – Timothy Ridout. Bach: Partita No.2 in D Minor BWV1004; Britten, ''Elegy''; Caroline Shaw, ''In manus tuas''; Telemann Fantasias: no.1 in B flat major TWV40:14; no.7 in E flat major TWV40:20. Harmonia Mundi. Released February 2025
Solo Album: Telemann / Bach / Britten / Shaw: Works for Unaccompanied Viola – Timothy Ridout. Bach: Partita No.2 in D Minor BWV1004; Britten, ''Elegy''; Caroline Shaw, ''In manus tuas''; Telemann Fantasias: no.1 in B flat major TWV40:14; no.7 in E flat major TWV40:20. Harmonia Mundi. Released February 2025

Alto Appassionato – Works for viola and piano, by Fauré, Honnoré, Büsser, Enescu, and Franck. Timothy Ridout (viola), Jonathan Ware (piano). Harmonia Mundi. Released 24 April 2026


===Collaborations===
===Collaborations===