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Desirée Ruhstrat | |
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| Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Education | Curtis Institute of Music (BM) |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Employer | Bienen School of Music |
| Website | https://desireeruhstrat.com/ |
Desirée Ruhstrat is a GRAMMY-nominated American violinist, chamber musician, and violin professor based in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.[1][2] A professor of violin at the Bienen School of Music, she also runs a private studio in Highland Park, Illinois.[2][3] She is the violinist in the Grammy-nominated Lincoln Trio and the Black Oak Ensemble.[4][5][6][7] A renowned soloist, Ruhstrat most recently soloed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in July 2024.[8] She also serves on the faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and Ascent Music Festival.[9]
Early life and education
[edit]Ruhstrat was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and began her studies at Milwaukee Conservatory of Music. She then studied with Betty Haag at DePaul University, after which she moved to Denver, Colorado to study with Harold Whippler at the recommendation of Eugene Fodor. She then studied with Josef Gingold at Indiana University for a year. Ruhstrat earned a bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Aaron Rosand.[10]
Professional career
[edit]Ruhstrat made her professional debut at the age of 12 with Lukas Foss and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. At age 16, she was invited by Sir Georg Solti to perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in Chicago's Orchestra Hall. She has since performed with orchestras throughout the world, including the Berlin Radio Symphony, Radio Suisse Romande, Gottingen Symphony, Philharmonia Da Camera, Orchestra Symphonica Auguescalientes, Colorado Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Concerto Soloists Of Philadelphia, Utah Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Debut Orchestra of Los Angeles, and National Repertory Orchestra.[2]
Ruhstrat plays on a 1685 Goffredo Cappa violin.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Desirée Ruhstrat". Cedille Records. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Desirée Ruhstrat". Northwestern Bienen School of Music. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Desiree Ruhstrat". Merit School of Music. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Lincoln Trio". Cedille Records. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Black Oak Ensemble". Cedille Records. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ 2025-05-08T08:42:00+01:00. "Illuminating the shadows of the string trio: Black Oak Ensemble". The Strad. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (2025-05-09). "Black Oak Ensemble's New Album, "Dance Of The Night Sky"". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "CSO at Ravinia: Tchaikovsky Spectacular + Carolyn Kuan and Desirée Ruhstrat | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "2025 Faculty". Heifetz. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b "ABOUT". DESIRÉERUHSTRAT.COM. Retrieved 2025-06-09.