Timothy Ridout

Ridout began his viola studies in his mid-teens at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Jonathan Barrett. He was also principal violist with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Charlotte |url= https://www.classical-music.com/features/artists/timothy-ridout |title=Features - Artists - Timothy Ridout |date=27 May 2024 |website= classical-music.com}} In 2014, he won first prize in the inaugural year of the Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition.{{Cite web |last=2014-10-28T00:00:00+00:00 |title=Timothy Ridout wins inaugural Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition |url=https://www.thestrad.com/timothy-ridout-wins-inaugural-cecil-aronowitz-international-viola-competition/5616.article |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=The Strad |language=en}}{{cite web |url= https://tertisaronowitzviolacompetitions.org.uk/aronowitz/ |title=Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition - Welcome |date=14 Feb 2024 |website=tertisaronowitzviolacompetitions.org.uk}} Ridout continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Martin Outram and graduated in 2016 with the Queen's Commendation for Excellence. He completed his master's at the Kronberg Academy with Nobuko Imai in 2019.{{cite web |title=Tim Ridout – Graduated 2016, Viola |url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/alumni/meet-our-alumni?page=5#tim-ridout |website=www.ram.ac.uk}}

In 2016 he won 1st Prize in the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition.{{cite journal |title=Competitions |journal=The Strad |date=May 2016 |volume=127 |issue=1513 |page=18}}{{cite news | url=https://www.thestrad.com/timothy-ridout-wins-2016-lionel-tertis-international-viola-competition/5615.article | title=Timothy Ridout wins 2016 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition | work=The Strad | date=2016-03-22}} He was the first British violist to win the first prize since the competition was established in 1980.{{cite news | url=https://www.britishviolasociety.co.uk/competition-news/lionel-tertis-international-viola-festival-and-competition/ | title=Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival and Competition| work=The British Viola Society| date=2016-04-13}}{{cite news |last1=Potter |first1=Tully |title=Postcard from the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition |url=https://www.thestrad.com/postcard-from-the-lionel-tertis-international-viola-competition/4390.article |work=The Strad |date=2016-04-16}}

He made his debut recital at the Wigmore Hall in London in March 2017 with Anthony Hewitt (piano),{{cite journal |last1=Quantrill |first1=Peter |title=Tmothy Ridout (Viola) Anthony Hewitt (Piano), Wigmore Hall, 26 March 2017 |journal=The Strad |date=June 2017 |volume=128 |issue=1526 |page=84}}{{cite news | url=https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/timothy-ridout-anthony-hewitt-at-wigmore-hall-brahms-tertis-macrae-bowen/ | title=Timothy Ridout & Anthony Hewitt at Wigmore Hall – Brahms, Tertis, MacRae, Bowen | work=Classical Source | date=2016-03-26}} and also that year released his debut album 'Vieuxtemps – Complete Works for Viola' with Champs Hill Records.{{cite journal |last1=Solare |first1=Carlos Maria |title=Reviews; Recordings; Henri Vieuxtemps: Complete Works for Viola |journal=The Strad Magazine |date=July 2017 |volume=128 |issue=1527 |page=91}}{{cite news |last1=Nepil |first1=Hannah |title=VIEUXTEMPS Viola Sonatas |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/vieuxtemps-viola-sonatas |agency=Gramophone |date=2017-06-01}}

Ridout became a BBC New Generation Artist in 2019,{{cite press release | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/new-generation-artists-2019 | title=Next wave of star musicians announced as BBC Radio 3 reveals New Generation Artists 2019–2021 | publisher=BBC | date=7 May 2019}} which overlapped with being selected in 2020 by the Bowers Program of the prestigious Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center for a three-season residency (2021 to 2024).{{cite news |title=The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announces new Bowers Program Artists |url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/the-chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center-announces-new-bowers-program-artists/10423.article |work=The Strad |date=2020-03-25}}

In January 2020, he was the first winner of the inaugural Sir Jeffrey Tate Prize in Hamburg, established by the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra in memory of its last conductor, Jeffrey Tate.{{cite news | url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/timothy-ridout-wins-first-jeffrey-tate-award/10049.article | title=Timothy Ridout wins first Jeffrey Tate award | work=The Strad | date=2020-01-17}}

Ridout released his second album, a quartet of orchestrally accompanied pieces, in February 2020, with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.{{cite journal |last1=Solare |first1=Carlos Maria |title=Blossoming viola soloist gracefully takes on the mantle of Tertis |journal=The Strad |date=May 2020 |volume=131 |issue=1561 |page=91}}

In August 2020, Ridout collaborated in a recording of The Carnival of the Animals for the Decca label with the Kanneh-Masons, at Abbey Road Studios.{{cite web |title=SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals (The Kanneh-Masons); Record and Artist details |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/saint-saens-carnival-of-the-animals-the-kanneh-masons|website=gramophone.co.uk}} The following August, Ridout performed the work with the Kanneh-Masons at a Family Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.{{cite web |title=BBC PROMS Presents Prom 32B: Family Prom 29 August 2021 |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-2021-booking-period-2/prom-32b-family-prom/ |website=royalalberthall.com}}

His third album, A Poet's Love, with music by Prokofiev and Schumann arranged for viola (Ridout) and piano (Frank Dupree), released in August 2021, was a Gramophone Magazine Critics' Choice, a Presto Editor's Choice and was nominated in the Chamber Music category at the International Classical Music Awards 2022.{{cite news | url=https://www.icma-info.com/category/nominations/| title=ICMA Jury nominates 377 releases for the 2022 Awards | work=ICMA | date=2021-11-16}}{{cite news | url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bbc-music-magazine/20210930/283128546986152| title=A Poet's Love | work=BBC Music Magazine| date=2021-09-30}}{{cite news |last1=Maddocks |first1=Fiona |title=Classical home listening: Bruch, Prokofiev and Schumann |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/14/bruch-piano-trio-chamber-music-nash-ensemble-a-poets-love-timothy-ridout-frank-dupree |agency=The Guardian |date=2021-08-14}}{{cite journal |last1=Solare |first1=Carlos Maria |title=A Poet's Love – Song transcriptions that delightfully channel the viola's inner poet |journal=The Strad Magazine |date=October 2021 |volume=132 |issue=1578 |page=97}}

Ridout performed the Walton Viola Concerto at the BBC Proms in August 2021 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo. Ridout's performance was lauded by The Strad critic, who referred to his encore (Hindemith Viola Sonata, second movement), as the encore of the season.{{cite journal |last1=Quantrill |first1=Peter |title=BBC Proms 2021 'Peter Quantrill attends the cream of the strings crop during this year's Proms season.' |journal=The Strad |date=November 2021 |volume=132 |issue=1579 |page=87}}{{cite news | url=https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/bbc-proms-2021-full-concert-schedule/ | title=BBC Proms 2021: Full concert listings | work=BBC Music Magazine| date=2021-08-31}}{{cite news |last1=Lawrence |first1=Richard |title=Music: BBC Proms 2021 season |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/17-september/books-arts/music/music-bbc-proms-2021-season |agency=The Church Times |date=2021-09-17}}

At the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards, held at London's Southbank Centre on 1 March 2023, Ridout received the Young Artists Award.{{cite news |title=Winners announced at the 2023 RPS Awards |url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/winners-announced-at-the-2023-rps-awards/16177.article |agency=The Strad News |date=2023-03-02}}

In May 2023, BBC Music Magazine listed Ridout amongst the twelve greatest violists of all time. The twelve listed, were: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Stamitz, Lionel Tertis, Rebecca Clarke, Paul Hindemith, William Primrose, Nobuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian, Yuri Bashmet, Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power and Timothy Ridout.{{cite web | url=https://www.classical-music.com/features/artists/best-viola-players/ | title=Best viola players: 12 of the greatest ever | date=15 May 2023 | website=www.classical-music.com | publisher=BBC Music Magazine| access-date=22 May 2023}}

In June 2023, Ridout was made a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.{{cite news |title=New string professor announcements at the Royal Academy of Music |url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/new-string-professor-announcements-at-the-royal-academy-of-music/16597.article |agency=The Strad News |date=2023-06-08}}

At the Gramophone Classical Music Awards on 4 October 2023, Ridout won the Concerto award for his recording of the Elgar ‘Viola Concerto’ and the Bloch Suite for Viola and Orchestra, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins.{{cite news| url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/awards/gramophone-classical-music-awards-2023/concerto| title=Gramophone's Concerto Award 2023| work=Gramophone| date=2023-10-06}}

Ridout was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (FRAM) in 2024.{{cite web |title=Royal Academy of Music Announces 2024 Honours |date=10 April 2024 |url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/news/royal-academy-of-music-announces-2024-honours |website=www.ram.ac.uk}}

In July 2024, at the Kissinger Sommer International Music Festival, Ridout was awarded the Luitpold Prize.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kissingersommer.de/m_149103|title=Erneutes Rekordjahr Beim Kissinger Sommer 2024|date=22 July 2024|website=kissingersommer.de}}

In Berlin, at the Philharmonie, in December 2024, Ridout performed the world premiere of Mark Simpson's Viola Concerto, Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth, which was written for Ridout,{{cite web |url= https://www.thestrad.com/for-subscribers/premiere-of-the-month-mark-simpsons-new-viola-concerto-for-timothy-ridout/18832.article|title=Premiere of the Month: Mark Simpson’s new viola concerto for Timothy Ridout |date=15 November 2024 |website=thestrad.com}} with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Robin Ticciati.

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}}

Ridout has performed as soloist with numerous UK orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Sakari Oramo,{{cite web |url= https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/bbc-symphony-orchestra-chorusoramo |title= BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Oramo |date=10 Feb 2023 |website= barbican.org.uk}} The Hallé with Lionel Bringuier,{{cite web |url= https://theglasshouseicm.org/whats-on/the-halle/ |title= Sage Classics Spring 2022 | access-date= 18 Feb 2025 |website= theglasshouseicm.org}} the BBC Philharmonic with John Wilson,{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e28wxj |title= The Music of Malcolm Arnold and William Walton | date= 21 Sep 2022 |website=BBC}} Royal Northern Sinfonia,{{cite web |url= https://theglasshouseicm.org/whats-on/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante/ |title= Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante | access-date= 18 Feb 2025 |website=BBC}} and the London Mozart Players.{{cite web |url= https://www.londonmozartplayers.com/whatson-event/viola-virtuosity-with-tim-ridout-and-ruth-rogers/ |title=Viola Virtuosity with Tim Ridout and Ruth Rogers |date=7 Nov 2024 |website= londonmozartplayers.com}}

Internationally he has performed alongside the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle{{cite web |url= https://www.brso.de/en/audio-video/sir-simon-rattle-en/sir-simon-rattle-timothy-ridout/ |title=Sir Simon Rattle & Timothy Ridout |date=7 June 2024 |website= brso.de}} Camerata Salzburg, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Hamburger Symphoniker with Sylvain Cambreling,{{cite web |url= https://www.symphonikerhamburg.de/konzerte/nebelaufloesung-861/ |title= 10th Symphony Concert - After the fog has lifted |date=19 June 2022 |website= symphonikerhamburg.de}} hr-Sinfonieorchester, Nederlands Kamerorkest,{{cite web |url= https://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/concerts/1541740-mozarts-symphony-no.-38-sinfonia-concertante |title=Mozart's Symphony No. 38 & Sinfonia concertante |date=18 Feb 2023 |website= concertgebouw.nl}} Nürnberger Symphoniker,{{cite web |url= https://www.nuernbergersymphoniker.de/konzert/schuberts-grosse-c-dur-symphonie |title=Schubert's Great C Major Symphony |date=12 Jan 2025 |website= nuernbergersymphoniker.de}} Odense Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova with Riccardo Minasi,{{cite web |url= https://operacarlofelicegenova.it/en/show/new-perspectives/ |title=New Perspectives |date=25 Oct 2024 |website= operacarlofelicegenova.it}} Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchestre national de Lille,{{cite web |url= https://www.institutfrancais.com/en/magazine/close-up/the-orchestre-national-de-lille-in-bucharest |title= The Orchestre National de Lille in Bucharest |date=17 Sep 2019 |website= institutfrancais.com}} Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse with Kazuki Yamada,{{cite web |url= https://www.theatredelarchipel.org/archives/saison-2023-2024/orchestre-national-du-capitole-de-toulouse_2 |title= Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse - Kazuki Yamada |date=11 Jan 2024 |website= theatredelarchipel.org}} Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra,{{cite web |url=https://www.tmso.or.jp/e/news/1195/ |title=April 2022 – March 2023 Season Program |date=13 Oct 2021 |website=tmso.or.jp}} Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich,{{cite web |url= https://orpheum.ch/soloist/timothy-ridout/ |title=Timothy Ridout | access-date= 18 Feb 2025 |website=orpheum.ch}} and the Wdr Sinfonieorchester Köln,{{cite web |url= https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/programm/sendungen/wdr3-konzert/konzertplayer-musik-der-zeit-focus-peter-eoetvoes-100.html |title= WDR Sinfonieorchester - Musik der Zeit [1] - Focus: Péter Eötvös | date= 29 Sep 2023 |website= wdr.de}} among others.

Ridout has played Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with at least fifteen different violinists in professional performances. The first performance was with Maxim Vengerov in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Charlotte |url= https://www.classical-music.com/features/artists/timothy-ridout |title=Features - Artists - Timothy Ridout |date=27 May 2024 |website= classical-music.com}} In 2023, at the Solsberg Festival, Ridout performed a chamber version of the work with violinists Veronika Eberle and Dmitry Smirnov, violist Nils Mönkemeyer, cellists Sol Gabetta and Victor Julien-Laferrière, and double bassist Uxía Martínez Botana.{{cite web |url= https://www.thestrad.com/video/a-star-studded-line-up-performs-mozart-sinfonia-concertante/17907.article |title= A star-studded line up performs Mozart's Sinfonia concertante | access-date= 22 April 2024 |website= thestrad.com}}

Ridout has performed in solo and ensemble programmes in numerous venues including the Alice Tully Hall in New York,{{cite web |url=https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/string-resonance/ |title='String Resonance | date= 21 April 2024 |website= chambermusicsociety.org}} the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,{{cite web |url=https://www.concertgebouw.nl/concerten/1541741-mozarts-praagse-en-sinfonia-concertante-met-timothy-ridout |title=Mozart's 'Prague' and Sinfonia concertante with Timothy Ridout | date= 19 Feb 2023 |website= concertgebouw.nl}} and the Wigmore Hall in London.{{cite web |url=https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202310271930 |title=Timothy Ridout viola | date=27 Oct 2023 |website= concertgebouw.nl}}

He has performed and collaborated with many leading musicians, such as Nicolas Altstaedt, Joshua Bell{{cite web |url=https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/201903231930 |title=Wigmore Hall: Joshua Bell violin; Timothy Ridout viola; Steven Isserlis cello; Jeremy Denk piano | date= 23 Mar 2019 |website= wigmorehall.org.uk}} Daniel Blendulf, Isabelle Faust,{{cite web |url= https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202109291930 |title=Wigmore Hall: Berlioz, Schoeck and Schoenberg | date= 29 Sep 2021 |website= wigmorehall.org.uk}} Benjamin Grosvenor,{{cite web |url=https://www.palaumusica.cat/en/grosvenor-soltani-ridout-park_1309112 |title=Grosvenor, Soltani, Ridout & Park - Strauss and Brahms | date= 16 Oct 2024 |website= palaumusica.cat}} Steven Isserlis, Janine Jansen,{{cite web |url=https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202403161930 |title=Wigmore Hall: Bach: Janine Jansen violin; Timothy Ridout viola; Daniel Blendulf cello | date= 16 Mar 2024 |website= wigmorehall.org.uk}} Denis Kozhukhin, Mischa Maisky, Hyeyoon Park, Kian Soltani, and Christian Tetzlaff.{{cite web |last=Bhesania |first=Edward |date=16 Oct 2024 |title= Concert review: Christian Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer (violins) Timothy Ridout (viola) Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Kiveli Dörken (piano) |url= https://www.thestrad.com/reviews/concert-review-christian-tetzlaff-florian-donderer-violins-timothy-ridout-viola-tanja-tetzlaff-cello-kiveli-dörken-piano/16057.article |website= thestrad.com |access-date= 18 Feb 2025}} He performs, and has made recordings with pianists James Baillieu, Frank Dupree{{cite web |url=https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202402031930 |title=Wigmore Hall: Bowen, Clarke, Enescu, Fauré and Kreisler. Timothy Ridout viola; Frank Dupree piano | date= 3 Feb 2024 |website= wigmorehall.org.uk}} and Anthony Hewitt.

Ridout currently plays a viola by the Brescian violin maker Pellegrino Micheli c.1565–75 on loan from the Beare's International Violin Society.{{cite web |title=Beare's International Violin Society |url=https://www.beares.com/beares-international-violin-society/ |website=www.beares.com}} The viola's back length is about 44 cm (~17.3 inches), but the bridge is further up the body than normal, so the playable string length is less and hence more manageable than what would be typical for such a large instrument.{{cite web |title=Violist Timothy Ridout on his favorite sound of violas | website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlRet1EXV_c}}He previously played on a 1677 viola by the Italian luthier, Giovanni Grancino.{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Charlotte |url= https://www.classical-music.com/features/artists/timothy-ridout |title= Timothy Ridout: a guide to the brilliant British viola player you'll see at the 2024 BBC Proms |date= 27 May 2024 |website= classical-music.com (BBC Music Magazine)}}

Debut Album: Vieuxtemps, Complete Works for Viola, Timothy Ridout (viola), Ke Ma (piano). Champs Hill Records. Released 2017

Britten, Vaughan-Williams, Hindemith, Martinu – Music for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jamie Phillips. Claves Records. Released Feb. 2020

A Poet's Love – Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet. Schumann: Dichterliebe. Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano). Harmonia Mundi, Nova. Released Aug. 2021.

Berlioz, Harold en Italie, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, conducted by John Nelson. CD Erato Released 2022

Elgar: Viola Concerto. Bloch: Suite For Viola and Orchestra. Timothy Ridout (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins. Harmonia Mundi. Release Date: 13 Jan 2023. (Diapason d’Or){{cite web |url= http://www.diapasonmag.fr/disque/diapason-dor-pour-timothy-ridout-35910.html#item=1 |title= Diapason d'or pour Timothy Ridout ! |last= Fauchet |first= Benoît |date=11 April 2023|website=www.diapasonmag.fr |access-date=1 May 2023}}

A Lionel Tertis Celebration: Works by Bowen, Brahms, Bridge, Clarke, Coates, Fauré, Forsyth, Ireland, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Tertis, Vaughan Williams and Wolstenholme. Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano). Harmonia Mundi. Released January 2024

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

Oliver Davis – Liberty, for Violin, Viola, Piano and Strings: Kerenza Peacock (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola) & Huw Watkins (piano). Liberty, Oliver Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Paul Bateman. Signum Classics. Released 2018.

Tchaikovsky & Borodin – String Quartets No. 2. Julian Steckel, Anna Reszniak, Antje Weithaas, Tanja Tetzlaff, Byol Kang, Barbara Buntrock and Timothy Ridout. Avi Label. Released October 2019.

Gliere, Shostakovich & Hahn – Glière: Octet Op. 5; Hahn, R: Piano Quintet in F sharp minor; Shostakovich: Two pieces for string octet, Op. 11. Hanna Weinmeister, Tanja Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer, Byol Kang, Gergana Gergova, Timothy Ridout and Arturo Pizarro. Avi Label. Released October 2019.

Suk – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8; Things Lived and Dreamt, Op. 30. Kiveli Dorken (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Florian Donderer (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello). Ars Produktion. Released 2020.

Hindemith – Kammermusik. Kronberg Academy Soloists. Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach. Ondine. Released September 2020.

Saint-Saens – Carnival of the Animals. The Kanneh-Masons, with Michael Morpurgo and Olivia Colman. Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Ayla Sahin (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Toby Hughes (double bass), Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano). DECCA. Released 6 Nov 2020.

French Works for Flute – Franck, Saint‐Saëns, Widor, Duruflé; Adam Walker (flute), James Baillieu (piano), Timothy Ridout (viola). Chandos. Released 2 April 2021.

Schubert – Octet In F Major. Wigmore Soloists. Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Benjamin Gilmore (violin); Timothy Ridout (viola); Kristina Blaumane (cello), Tom Gibbs (double bass), Michael Collins (Clarinet), Robin O’Neill (bassoon), Alberto Menéndez Escribano (French horn). BIS. Released 29 October 2021.

Mendelssohn – The String Quintets. Doric String Quartet, Timothy Ridout (viola). Chandos. Released 25 Feb 2022.

Vaughan Williams – On Wenlock Edge, Four Hymns*, The House of Life. Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), *Timothy Ridout (viola). Hyperion. Released 1 April 2022.

Berlioz – Harold en Italie (with Les Nuits d'Été). Timothy Ridout (viola), John Nelson conducting the [Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg- Warner (Erato) 2022

Edmund Rubbra – The Jade Mountain, Songs. Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Timothy Ridout (viola), Catrin Finch (harp). Chandos. Released 3 March 2023.

Mozart – Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor, K478; Piano Quartet no.2 in E flat major, K493. Francesca Dego (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Federico Colli (piano). Chandos. Released 11 August 2023.

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