Rest Ensemble
Biography Rest Ensemble
The Ensemble Rest
was founded by Rebecca Raimondi, Michele Marco Rossi and Alessandro Viale, the Rest Ensemble is a flexible ensemble dedicated to both baroque and contemporary music, often in juxtaposition. It performs regularly in London and in Italy and in 2018 was featured in the magazine Musica+. In addition to its interest in the music of Robin Holloway, it has also championed the work of Riccardo Malipiero.
Henrietta Hill
from Derbyshire, is a violist who enjoys a varied musical career and has a special interest in contemporary music. She recently graduated with an MPerf from Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she studied with Matthew Jones and is currently in her second year as a Strings Fellow. She has performed with the Wihan Quartet, and is a member of Ensemble Nova Luce, Bach String Quartet and the Duruflé Trio. Henrietta is a MMSF Viola Fellow with the Philharmonia Orchestra 2016-2018. She has premiered new works by Giles Swayne, Douglas Finch, Graham Fitkin, Rhiannon Randle, Tom Armstrong, and Peter Seabourne. Henrietta is also a recent Natural Sciences graduate from the University of Cambridge, where she held an Instrumental Award for chamber music.