On this page, Vivek introduces himself in his own words, and shares links to his music, his website, and his social media platforms. We warmly invite programmers and commissioners to take a closer look at Vivek's work, and please be in touch with us if you would like to connect with him.

About Vivek

'I am a British composer of Indian heritage based in London, with a background in singing. Choral music has remained at the heart of my work, while increasingly I have been exploring the relationships between sound, place, text, memory and cultural experience.

My music is shaped by an ongoing dialogue between my Western classical training and my Jain roots. I am particularly interested in listening as an active and communal experience, and in how music can create spaces for attention, reflection and connection. Ideas of non-violence, interconnectedness and care have also influenced the way I think about making and listening to music, alongside a fascination with voice, ritual, landscape and silence.

In 2026, I was selected as one of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Composers and commissioned to write SANGAM: Songs of the River, a new song cycle for soprano and piano inspired by the rivers Swale and Ure. The work was premiered at Swaledale Festival by soprano Margaret Lingas and pianist Christopher Glynn, and brought together texts by Ted Hughes and Rabindranath Tagore. Recent work has also included collaborations with the BBC Singers and musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra. 

Highlights

• In 2026, as part of the RPS Composers programme, Vivek wrote SANGAM: Songs of the River, a new song cycle for soprano and piano inspired by the rivers Swale and Ure. The work brought together texts by Ted Hughes and Rabindranath Tagore, and was written for Swaledale Festival.
• Between 2022 and 2024, Vivek was an Associate of the London Symphony Orchestra's Soundhub scheme, during which his wind trio Ennui was performed at one of their Friday Lunchtime Concerts.
• Vivek’s work Dhyāna received its premiere in 2022 by Mahan Esfahani and Fenella Humphreys at the Cheltenham Composer Academy. The same work was later a finalist in the 2023 Prix Annelie de Man Composition Competition.

Find out more

If you are interested in finding out more about Vivek, hearing and and keeping up to date with his work, take a look at his website and social media below:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Soundcloud

Vivek's RPS commission and his place on the RPS Composers programme is kindly supported by the Susan Bradshaw Composers' Fund. The RPS Composers programme could not happen without the support of RPS Members, PRS Foundation Talent Development Network supported by PPL, Delius Trust, Fidelio Charitable Trust, Garrick Charitable Trust, Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, Idlewild Trust, John Ellerman Foundation, Marchus Trust, Presteigne Festival, Radcliffe Trust, RPS Susan Bradshaw Composers' Fund, RPS Thea Musgrave Fund, Vaughan Williams Foundation, and several anonymous donors.