Roberto Ruisi

Violin

Roberto is a 22-year-old British violinist studying at the Royal College of Music with Professor Ani Schnarch. In his formative years, he was appointed Leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, a position he held for an unprecedented three years, and has gone on to feature as guest Concertmaster of both L'Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Dublin.

As a soloist, Roberto won 1st Prize in the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra Young Soloists competition in 2014, as well as reaching the BBC Young Musician Strings final that year. More recently, Roberto was generously loaned a Stradivarius between 2014-2017, and as an RCM Foundation Scholar has received tutoring from the likes of Pinchas Zukerman and Maxim Vengerov.

As a chamber musician, Roberto plays in the Alessio Piano Trio, which is rapidly establishing itself as an exciting young UK ensemble in demand internationally. Since making their debut at the Wigmore Hall in 2017, the trio have gone on to perform at leading UK venues including the Cadogan Hall, plus performances in Washington, Delhi and Beijing. The Trio were recently selected to work with celebrated musician Pinchas Zukerman, including a public masterclass at his own festival.

In June of 2018, Roberto performed as a soloist with the RCM Symphony Orchestra, and is now studying for a Postgraduate degree, with a full scholarship. Amongst many exciting projects, Roberto looks forward to making his own Wigmore Hall debut solo recital in October 2019 through the Tillett Trust.