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Ruth Rogers, Violin
Ruth Rogers studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky and Herman Krebbers. Described as “the finest of the younger generation of violinists” (Musical Opinion) and hailed by the Guardian as “superb”, Ruth is in demand as a soloist, leader, and chamber musician. She graduated from the RCM in 2001 and was awarded the Tagore Gold Medal - the college’s highest accolade. She has an impressive list of awards and has performed as a soloist at such prestigious venues as The Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and St John’s Smith Square. Ruth has appeared in concert alongside distinguished performers, including Ida Haendel, and John Lill, and has led orchestras under the batons of Lorin Maazel and Colin Davis.
Ruth was appointed as Leader of the London Mozart Players in 2015. She worked as Co-Leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra from 2008 until 2012 and appears as a guest leader of many other major orchestras including the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
Ruth appears regularly on television and radio broadcasts as a member of the John Wilson Orchestra. Ruth plays regularly with the Iuventus Quartet and Aquinas Piano Trio and has appeared at the Wigmore Hall with the Nash Ensemble. Ruth has played to orphans, landmine victims and malaria patients in refugee camps on the Thailand-Burma border.