Performance
Darius works across West End theatre, international live performance, classical music, world music and contemporary projects, bringing versatility and expressive musicianship to productions that place the violin at the centre of the stage.
Theatre
Cirque Alice, The White Rabbit
Fiddler on the Roof, Playhouse Theatre
The Choir of Man, Arts Theatre
Classical & Orchestral
Opernhaus Zürich
London Handel Players
Trafalgar Sinfonia
Belmont Ensemble
The Hallé, Welsh National Opera
World Music
Founder member of The Turbans
Balkan and Eastern European repertoire
Turkish makam and Turkish music
Improvisation across folk, world-music and theatrical settings
Hiba Tawaji — Cadogan Hall
The Trawlermen
Contemporary Collaborations
Björk with Aurora Orchestra — Royal Albert Hall
Nerina Pallot — Royal Albert Hall
Manchester Collective / CLOD Ensemble
Phaedra Ensemble
Heritage Orchestra
Studio, Film & Recorded Work
Darius has recorded violin and viola for feature film, television, documentary, albums, musicals, contemporary composition and international stage work. His studio work has included orchestral and chamber sessions, recordings at Abbey Road Studios, and remote recording from his London studio for composers, artists, singer-songwriters and educational composition projects.
Selected recording work includes:
- Ali & Ava — Harry Escott film score →
- The Scarlet Opera — Comedy EP, Republic Records / Universal, AIR Studios →
- The Turbans — 2018 debut album, mixed by Jerry Boys →
- Weeping Willows — The Dreams We Weave, produced by Barry Adamson →
- The English Game — Netflix drama, Harry Escott / Isobel Griffiths →
- Kisses on a Postcard — Abbey Road Studios →
- Howard Murphy / Ostereo — Abbey Road songwriter project →
- Cardiacs — LSD →
- Craig Fortnam — string trio and string quartets →
- Joan — Harry Escott / Kimberlite Productions →
- United Strings of Europe / Sharon Bezaly — Vivaldi, The Four Seasons →
- Six Inches of Soil — documentary →
Journey
Alongside his musical career, Darius undertook an overland cycling journey from Tibet to London, travelling with his violin through Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, the Balkans and Italy. The journey brought together travel, endurance, music and cultural encounter, and led to lasting personal and artistic connections that continue to shape his life and work.
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet — the beginning of an overland journey to London.