Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor is a British violist, violinist, composer and improviser whose work moves between contemporary solo performance, freely improvised music and composition for film, theatre and sound installations.

His central instrument is the viola, which he investigates through extended playing techniques and open-form performance. In 2012 he initiated the Subverten solo viola project, commissioning new solo works while maintaining collaborations with improvisers including Evan Parker, Steve Beresford, John Edwards and Daniel Thompson.