Rakhi is co-founder and artistic planner of 2016 founded Manchester Collectivewhich she since directs from the violin. In her programming, she continues to endeavour to commission new music and to bring important music to the fore, from Julius Eastman at the Collective’s 2021 BBC Proms performance, to the new wave of British composers in 2023 with works by Hannah Peel, Ben Nobuto and Oliver Leith, alongside favourites such as David Lang and Steve Reich.

Alongside her work leading the Collective, Rakhi has firmly established herself as a violinist and leader of high repute, touring with the likes of Phillip Glass, Abel Selacoe and Hiromi, and guest leading ensembles including the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philarmoniy Orchestra and City of Birmingham Orchestra. Since 2021 she has been touring as a solo artist, performing headline sets at the likes of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, National Concert Hall Dublin, Funkhaus Berlin and Kings Place London.

Alongside her 2023 debut solo album ‘Purnima’ on Cantaloupe Music, she has also released a number of records on Bedroom Community, two albums as curator/director of Manchester Collective and her debut composition EP ‘Quarry’.

As a collaborator she has developed and performed collaborative work for London Southbank Centre (alongside Vessel & NYX Electronic Drone Choir for the New Music Biennial 2022), Royal Opera House (alongside Blackhaine), as well as, as recording artist on the records of violinist and recorder player Laura Cannell, Fever Ray and Clark, amongst others.

Born to an English mother and Indian father in rural Wales, Rakhi’s upbringing was influenced by many different cultures and traditions.

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