“Ruth Palmer’s compelling performances in the empty Octagon Building were an instant sell-out; an unforgettable combination of venue and performer.”
James Runcie, Artistic Director, Bath Literature Festival,
3rd March 2010

Author HISHAM MATAR’s introduction to Hidden Acoustics at Temple Church
“Centred on Bach, these concerts aim to investigate and reveal the rich acoustic relationship between architecture and music. They tease out the simple truth that beside the musician and the music – there is a third important element at play: and that is the building in which the performance takes place.” Read more

THE HIDDEN ACOUSTICS STORY

Hidden Acoustics is Ruth Palmer’s ground-breaking solo tour, where music reveals startling acoustics, hidden in architecture that comes to life in programmes centred on Bach.

Ruth says, “Bach’s solo violin music has its own hidden acoustics in its counterpoint, and I have found that solo violin allows me the purest 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.”

In the words of Daniel Libeskind, “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.”

 

 

Ruth Palmer

Photo: Jochen Braun

RECORDING - NOW AVAILABLE

Hidden Acoustics CD -
Recorded in Temple Church, it features Bach Partita No.2 in D minor and Bartok Sonata for Solo violin.

Buy the Hidden Acoustics CD

IRR Outstanding Award
International Record Review

“Exquisitely poised”
Independent on Sunday

“Hugely impressive” The Guardian

“Impeccable” BBC Music Magazine

“Palmer sends impeccable astringent Bartók and warm, profound Bach in search of the indefinable amid the lofty, ancient vaulting.” The Observer

“Irresistible energy and drama . . . a great musical journey.” Metro

 

CD Sponsored by Sciteb and sold in aid of Kids for Kids.

ABOUT RUTH PALMER

One of the most dynamic performers of our time, violinist Ruth Palmer, has garnered international recognition, including a Classical BRIT award for her recording of Shostakovich with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Recent performances include appearances with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Ulster, English Chamber, and London Chamber orchestras with conductors including Andre de Ridder, Vasily Petrenko, and Carlo Rizzi. She has recorded for EMI, Quartz, and AVIE, and appears regularly on BBC Radio3, BBC Radio 4, Classic FM radio and Classic FM TV.

www.ruthpalmer.com