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BBT Artists
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Mark Simpson, Timothy Ridout and Robin Ticciati receiving applause after the world premiere of Mark’s Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth
Timothy Ridout
BBT co-commission: Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth – Viola Concerto by Mark Simpson
World premiere 15 December 2024, Berlin Philharmonie with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Robin Ticciati
A breathtaking performance, the premiere, of a concerto that goes right to the centre of your soul.
Tom Service, BBC Radio 3 New Music Show, 1 March 2025
Timothy Ridout brought his considerable technical prowess and expressive attributes to an overwhelming reading, fully seconded by the DSO and its outgoing music director Robin Ticciati. … Ridout sailed triumphantly through some unconventionally laid-out double stopping and arpeggio passages, drawing form his Peregrino di Zanetto viola beautiful sounds throughout the piece’s huge range.
Carlos Maria Solare, The Strad, March 2025