Rakhi Singh Explained

Birth Place:Wales, United Kingdom
Origin:Manchester, England
Genre:Classical, experimental
Instrument:Violin
Years Active:2016-Present
Label:Bedroom Community, Cantaloupe Music
Current Member Of:Manchester Collective

Rakhi Singh is an English violinist and composer who is best known as the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of the Manchester Collective. Her performances often focus on contemporary repertoire and often feature live electronic elements.[1] [2]

Education and career

Singh studied at the Royal Academy of Music, receiving a postgraduate degree in chamber music, where her piano trio won a two-year Junior Leverhulme Chamber Music Fellowship.[3]

In 2016, she founded the Manchester Collective, a chamber music ensemble focused on 20th and 21-century classical music with an emphasis on performing works by living composers.[4] [5]

As a lead violinist, Singh has toured with Philip Glass,[6] Zubin Kanga[7] and Abel Selaocoe,[8] [9] and had guest appearances with ensembles including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra[10] and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.[11]

She has performed with the Manchester Collective at a variety of venues such as the Southbank Centre,[12] [13] Royal Albert Hall[14] and the Royal Opera House.[15]

Singh has also contributes violin as a recording artist and has been featured on albums by Clark, Vessel and Fever Ray.[16]

She is also an active recording artist and has released records on both Bedroom Community as well as Cantaloupe Music.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clements . Andrew . 2024-05-06 . Sansara/Manchester Collective review – an exquisitely colourful tribute to Rothko Chapel . 2024-11-06 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  2. Web site: Kettle . David . 2023-05-31 . ‘I enjoy finding new sonic palettes’ - violinist Rakhi Singh on performing with electronics . 2024-11-06 . The Strad . en.
  3. Web site: Wiles . Stephen . 2018-07-13 . in:spire with... Rakhi Singh . 2024-11-03 . in:spire with... Chamber Music at Twilight . en-US.
  4. Web site: About Us . 2024-11-03 . Manchester Collective . en-US.
  5. Web site: Kato . Yoshi . 2024-04-08 . Manchester Collective Takes Collaboration Seriously . 2024-11-06 . San Francisco Classical Voice . en.
  6. Web site: 2024-11-10 . Rakhi Singh • Contemporary • Kings Place . 2024-11-06 . Kings Place . en.
  7. Web site: Beale . Robert . 2024-10-11 . Kanga, Manchester Collective, Singh, RNCM Manchester review - string ensemble playing at its most rewarding . 2024-11-06 . The Arts Desk . en.
  8. Web site: David . Wolfson . 2024-04-07 . Manchester Collective’s Sirocco blows away New York . live . 2024-11-06 . Bach Track . en.
  9. News: Maddocks . Fiona . 2022-04-30 . The week in classical: Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe; Music@Malling; Music x Museums . 2024-11-03 . The Observer . en-GB . 0029-7712.
  10. Web site: Rakhi Singh . 2024-11-03 . Bedroom Community . en-US.
  11. Web site: Sounds New: CBSO announces the composers of 20 new commissions . 2024-11-03 . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . en.
  12. Web site: Woodley . Christopher . 2022-12-06 . Places we think we know: Manchester Collective at the Southbank Centre . live . 2024-11-06 . Bach Track . en.
  13. Web site: Ingeldeev . Marat . 2024-05-07 . A great celebration of Feldman's Rothko Chapel at the QEH . 2024-11-03 . bachtrack.com . en.
  14. News: Young . Ian . 2023-07-02 . Manchester Collective: Award-winning group on a mission to shake up classical music . 2024-11-03 . BBC News . en-GB.
  15. News: Maddocks . Fiona . 2022-10-01 . The week in classical: Aida; Candide; Manchester Collective: Weather – review . 2024-11-03 . The Observer . en-GB . 0029-7712.
  16. Web site: Rakhi Singh Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More... . 2024-11-03 . AllMusic . en.
  17. Web site: Kettle . David . 2024-12-20 . The Strad Recommends: Rakhi Singh: Purnima . 2024-11-06 . The Strad . en.

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