Christopher Rutland - Violin

BMus (Hons) Royal College of Music

Konzertdiplom: Hochschule für Musik Würzburg

Date of Birth: 27 February 1984

Playing Experience

2009 – 10 Bahrain Sinfonia: 1^st violins No. 2

2009 – 10 Many performances as soloist and chamber musician whilst Musician in Residence at Sar Music Centre, Bahrain

2009 MASK theatre group: Band leader

2006 – 8 Würburger Kammerorchester, Britten-Pears Orchestra

2006 RCM Symphony Orchestra, Symphonia Cymru

2005 RNCM Symphony Orchestra: Co-leader

2000 - Performances with many other freelance orchestras.

2000 - Frequent performances with string quartets, string trios, piano trios etc.

Education

2006 - 2008 Hochschule für Musik, Würzburg Konzertdiplom

2005 – 2006 Royal College of Music BMus (Hons) 2:i

2002 – 2005 Royal Northern College of Music

1994 – 2002 Junior Department of the GSMD

1995 – 2002 Whitgift School 2 A-levels, 10 GCSEs (A-C)

Main Professors

2006 - 2008 Prof. Grigory Zhislin (Würzburg HfM)

2002 - 2006 Prof. Yossi Zivoni (RNCM and RCM)

1994 – 2002 Gerhard Schmidt (Junior GSMD)

Summer Schools and Courses

Britten-Pears Orchestra (2006 – 2008)

Musicalta in Rouffach, France (2006)

Diploma from the Internationale Sommerakademie Univerität Mozarteum, Salzburg (2005)

Lake District Summer Music (2002, 2003, 2004)

Music Reservata in Brugge, Belgium (2003)

Masterclasses

Atis Bankas, Ian Brown, Hugh Bean, Mauricio Fuks, David Juritz, Dr. Christopher Rowland, Maciej Racowski, Kazuki Sawa, Peter Thomas, Herwig Zack, Grigory Zhislin, Yossi Zivoni, Endellion, Maggini and Chilingirian String quartets, etc.

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