Biography Igor Ruhadze
Igor Ruhadze began his impressive musical career as a solo violinist at the age of 12 when performing Vieuxtemps Concerto No.5 with the Odessa Symphony Orchestra. He graduated with honors from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and continued his studies at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he specialized in early music. Since 1999, Igor has lived in the Netherlands, where he has continued his international career. He has won several prestigious international violin competitions, including the Locatelli Violin Competition in Amsterdam, the Taneyev International Chamber Music Competition in Moscow, and Musica Antiqua in Bruges.
From 1996 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2005, Igor taught at the Moscow Conservatory and the Moscow Central Music School for Young Talents. From 2006 to 2007, he was a guest teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Since the age of 18, Igor has also been giving private lessons, which he does with great passion. He currently teaches at the Muziektalent Almere & Titiano Rossetti International Music Academy (CH), where he shares his knowledge and experience with young talents.
Igor has an impressive number of appearances on various international stages and festivals, including the Tartini program at the Flanders Festival and the "Russian Tartini - Handochkine" in New York. From 2005 to 2020, he collaborated with the Bach Orchestra as a soloist - and first concertmaster. He made a lot of recordings and tours and took part in the Dutch film "Erbarme Dich", in which he performed Bach's "St. Matthew Passion".
Igor's CDs have won many international awards, which underlines his exceptional talent and mastery. With his ensemble Violini Capricciosi, Igor has made several successful recordings, including; Complete Locatelli Recordings (21 CD), J.M. Leclair Complete Violin Concertos (2020), Biber The Complete Violin Sonatas and the Nardini Complete Music for 2 Violins (2023) album. In 2022 and 2023, together with harpsichordist Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya, he recorded the music of Francesco Geminiani (CDbox with the complete violin sonatas op.1 and op.4) and Luigi Boccherini (5 CD box Complete Violin Sonatas), which received many great reviews and positive feedback. Igor’s career testifies to an unparalleled dedication to his instrument and a passion for sharing his musical knowledge with the world.
Fanfare Magazin:
…"The music world needs more performers like Igor Ruhadze…His sound in Geminiani’s op. 1 sonatas is sweet and majestic, with a wonderfully sustained and developed melodic line…"
Igor plays a 1693 H.Jacobs violin, provided by the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds.