"Compelling
artistry.." - Jeruselum Post
Violinist Rafael Rishik started the violin at the age of 4.
At the age
of six he was one of the youngest students ever accepted to
the Juilliard
School of Music. While growing up in N.Y.C. Mr. Rishik also
attended the
famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.
Upon graduation he
continued his studies at Indiana University at Bloomington,
completing his
graduate studies at U.C.-Santa Barbara as the first violinist
of the
Graduate String Quartet-in-Residence. While at U.C.-Santa Barbara,
Mr.
Rishik had the rare privelage of being coached in a masterclass
by the
great Yehudi Menuhin. Mr. Rishik's principal teachers have been,
Stuart
Canin, Ramy Shevelov, and Sally Thomas.
Mr. Rishik has participated in numerous festivals, including
the Israel
Chamber Music Festival,Carmel Bach Festival, Spoleto Fesival
of Two Worlds,
Meadowmount School for Strings, and the Music Academy of the
West.
Mr. Rishik has performed with Camerata Pacifica for the last
seven years,
and is actively involved with the Motion Picture Recording Industry
in Los
Angeles. He is a founding member of the New Hollywood String
Quartet and
performs on a rare Joseph Rocca violin. |
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