Alex Redington – Violin

Described as one who plays with “both exuberance and quiet lyrical charm” by Classical Source and as “someone who makes it all look so easy” by The Strad, Alex Redington is the first violinist and a founder member of the critically acclaimed Doric String Quartet.

Alex has performed extensively as a recitalist and concerto soloist. Solo appreances include perfomances with the Vienna Symphony, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, BBC Scottish and BBC symphony orchestras with conducters Markus Stenz, John Adams, Peter Oundjian and Edward Gardener. His passion for chamber music has led to collaborations with Benjamin Grosvenor, Jonathan Biss, Peter Wispleway, Alexander Melnikov and Marc Andre Hamelin. He has performed at many of the worlds leading venues including the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Carnegie hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Suntory Hall and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie as well as touring extensively through Europe, Japan, Australia and the USA.

Since 2010 Alex has recorded exclusively for Chandos as a member of the Doric Quartet. Their recordings have frequently been selected as Editors choice in Gramophone and Chamber choice in the BBC Music Magazine. Their recordings of Haydn draw particular acclaim including a shortlisting for a Gramophone award.

Alongside his performing career, Alex is a committed teacher, having held faculty positions at the Royal Academy of Music, the Yehudi Menuhin School and the University of Cambridge. He plays on a Violin by Paulo Castello made in Genoa circa 1780.