12 Facts About Irvine Arditti

Irvine Arditti was born on 8 February 1953 and is a British violinist, as well as the leader and founder of the Arditti Quartet.

Irvine Arditti joined the London Symphony Orchestra in 1976 and after two years, at the age of 25, became its Co-Concert Master.

Irvine Arditti left the orchestra in 1980 to devote more time to the Arditti Quartet which he had formed while still a student.

The Irvine Arditti Quartet was awarded the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1999 for 'lifetime achievement' in music.

Irvine Arditti has been responsible for having given the world premieres of a number of large scale works specially written for him.

Irvine Arditti has been responsible for the creation of many solo works including both of Ferneyhough's solo violin works, Intermedio and Unsichtbare Farben.

Irvine Arditti was responsible for inspiring John Cage to complete his Freeman Etudes giving the first complete performance of them in 1991 and for inspiring other composers in several pieces as Pascal Dusapin and Roger Reynolds.

Irvine Arditti has performed in most major concert halls and music festival throughout the world.

Irvine Arditti has recorded solo works widely, in more 30 albums, as well as having made more than 200 with the Arditti quartet.

Irvine Arditti's recording of Luciano Berio's violin Sequenza, on Mode Records won the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis for 2007 and was awarded best contemporary music release by the Italian music magazine Amadeus in 2008.

In 2009 Irvine Arditti was appointed foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

Irvine Arditti is married to the prominent Mexican composer Hilda Paredes.