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Ruth is embarking on a groundbreaking solo violin concert tour called Hidden Acoustics in association with Open City (formerly London Open House), National Trust, English Heritage and other venues and promoters such as Temple Church and New York University. Using a selection of repertoire based around Bach's solo works, Hidden Acoustics is designed to allow audiences an auditory and visual experience of hidden architectural gems and dynamic spaces which have unexplored, startling acoustics. The project was premiered to great success at the Bath Literary Festival on 3rd March and tickets were sold out two months in advance.

Ruth says, “Bach's music has its own hidden acoustics in its counterpoint, and I have found that solo violin allows me the most direct link to the space and acoustic of the building in which I am playing. To me, when the piece of music and the building match in spirit, something magical happens.” As Daniel Libeskind said, “That raw communication between the building and the person, the child so to speak, standing in front of it and being in it, that is really the discourse; it’s an experience that you have with your body, with your mind, with your soul.”

For more information about Hidden Acoustics, visit www.hiddenacoustics.com

Ruth's next recording of Bartok Solo Sonata and Bach Partita No.2 in D minor will be released alongside the tour.

Somerset
Ruth's recent music workshops with school children in Somerset made the headlines on the local news on BBC Somerset and Yeovil Express.

Review
Here's a recent review of Ruth's recital in Nottingham with Alxei Grynyuk, including the World Premiere of Nicholas Sackman's Violin Sonata which was written for Ruth.

Initial dates in the tour are included below, and more concerts for the 2010-2011 season and a tour website will be added soon.

Upcoming Concerts:

9th May 2010
Brahms Concerto, Cambridge

13th May 2010
Ravenna, Italy: Cinema Della Realta' - Appuntamento con il documentario d'autore Recital and screening of “In Search of the Messiah”

5th June 2010
Hidden Acoustics recital at Villa La Pietra Florence and screening of “In Search of the Messiah”

3rd July 2010
Recital in Rimini, Assalti al Cuore Festival

10th August 2010
Recital in Zumaia’s Music Festival, Spain

27th August 2010
Mendelssohn Concerto, Serenata Festival, Dorset

11th September 2010
Beethoven Concerto, Ripon, North Yorkshire

18th/19th September (exact date and time tbc)
Hidden Acoustics recital for London Open House

7th October 2010
Hidden Acoustics recital, Temple Church, tickets on sale soon.

8th November 2010
Hidden Acoustics recital Eltham Palace, English Heritage members’ events, tickets available in July from English Heritage members’ events department

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