Rolf Hind

Rolf Hind's career has blossomed over twenty-five years in a multitude of directions - establishing him now as a major force as soloist, composer, recording artist, chamber
musician, pedagogue, collaborator and concert planner.

His work as a recitalist has taken him to many of the leading new music festivals in Europe - by way of Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House and tours of Korea, Taiwan and Cuba.

Rolf has worked with many leading conductors, including Ashkenazy, Knussen, Rattle, David Robertson and Andrew Davis and appeared at the BBC Proms seven times. Orchestras he has worked with include the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Munich Philharmonic, Danish
Radio Symphony Orchestra, Malmo Symphony, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and many appearances with the London Sinfonietta, the LPO, RPO, the BBC Symphony and all the other BBC orchestras.

Rolf’s compositions range from solo piano pieces, via a piano trio, two string quartets and a piano quintet to a piano concerto, Maya-Sesha, his first orchestral work, since nominated for a British Composer's Award. Much of his music is inspired by a fascination with the culture,
mythology, philosophy and music of India, which he has travelled to often. At the same time it draws on the technical adventurousness of certain performers, including himself!

The roster of composers who have worked with Rolf or written for him reads like a who's who, and includes Tan Dun, John Adams, Helmut Lachenmann, Unsuk Chin, Elliott Carter, George Benjamin, James McMillan amongst many others.

Rolf was the Artistic Director of spnm for 2 years, and has curated concerts for example at London’s Roundhouse.

An interest in new dance has resulted in various collaborations and in 2012, he and the leading Portuguese choreographer Rui Horta will collaborate on a large-scale tour of a work using the prepared piano music of John Cage.

He is currently working on a concertante piece for clarinet and ensemble, called sit stand walk, for the Spitalfield Festival 2011, and then a concerto for accordion and orchestra for James Crabb and the BBC SO.

Other future highlights include a continued collaboration with Lachenmann (a performance in the Festival Hall of his Ausklang with the London Sinfonietta in October 2010) and the Dutch premiere of Rolf’s piano concerto, Maya-Sesha with the Radio Orchestra under James
McMillan in spring 2012.