Bangkok--18 Jan--D&M Music Studio D&M Music Studio proudly presents " A Virtuoso Violin Recital by Ruth Rogers " First Class Honours and was awarded the Tagore Gold medal - the College's highest accolade - by HRH The Prince of Wales. on Thursday, January 31, 2008 commencing at 8 pm at Thai German Cultural Foundation Auditorium on South Sathorn Road Soi 1 Born in London in 1979, Ruth Rogers began violin lessons at the age of five. In 1997 she was awarded a Foundation Scholarship to the Royal College of Music to study with Itzhak Rashkovsky, where she won many major prizes and awards. Ruth graduated in 2001 with First Class Honours and was awarded the Tagore Gold medal - the College's highest accolade - by HRH The Prince of Wales. Further study followed in the Netherlands with Herman Krebbers. As a soloist, Ruth's playing has been described as "not calculated in any sense, her performance style and technique so assured that the music flows as a natural consequence of innermost understanding. Ruth Rogers must be one of the most gifted young violinists in Britain." (Musical Opinion.) Winner of the prestigious Manoug Parikian Award and chosen as a 2004 Young Artist by the Tillett Trust, Ruth also reached the Finals of the YCAT competition, Royal Overseas League, and the BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year. She gave her London debut recitals at the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room in 2003 and has also appeared as a soloist at the Royal Albert Hall, St John's Smith Square and many other venues. From 2001-2006 Ruth was the concertmaster of the Britten-Pears Orchestra. She currently leads the Manning Camerata, and the London Strings. She also works as guest leader of the Britten Sinfonia and guest principal second violin with the Hall and the Philharmonia. "Iuventus String Quartet" The Iuventus quartet has been hailed be the Irish Times as - "Theirs was a purely musical approach - bracing, fearless and utterly engaging." and has performed concertos with the City of London Sinfonia, City of Oxford Orchestra, London Strings, and New London Soloists Orchestra. As chamber musician, Ruth has performed at the Aldeburgh and Bath Festivals with the Tate Ensemble and with pianist John Lill in Shostakovich's piano quintet. She is the first violinist of the Iuventus String Quartet and has appeared at the Wigmore Hall with the Nash Ensemble. Ruth was chosen personally by Lorin Maazel to perform with the tenor Andrea Bocelli in a series of concerts, which has led to television and radio broadcasts and further concerts worldwide at such venues as the Pyramids in Cairo, the Acropolis in Athens, and the Piazza del Campo in Siena. They performed together at the Royal Albert Hall with the English Chamber Orchestra for the Classical Brit Awards. Ruth has given recitals at the Brighton, Buxton, Harrogate and Warwick Festivals thanks to the Tillett Trust. Future plans include recitals with Martin Cousin in Indonesia and Thailand. In 2006 Ruth played to orphans, refugees, malaria patients and land-mine victims on the Thai-Burma border. Any profits from the release of her debut recital CD will be donated to the victims of Burma. Ruth has also recorded Piazzolla's 'History of the Tango' with guitarist Morgan Szymanski.Piano accompanist is Martin Cousin With the awards of 1st Prize at the 2005 Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition and Gold Medal at the 2003 Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition, Scottish pianist Martin Cousin joins the ranks of such illustrious predecessors as Maurizio Pollini, Geoffrey Parsons, John Lill and Jacqueline DuPre. Critical acclaims: "I will never forget her performance of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. She has a fantastic career ahead of her" Neil Thomson, Head of Conducting, Royal College of Music, London (18th February 2000) "An outstandingly gifted young violinist. Her playing reveals a sensitive musician with original personality, excellent stage presence, a wonderful temperament and high technical ability" Itzhak Rashkovsky, Professor of violin, Royal College of Music, London (15th April 2002)"Sibelius' violin concerto.a virtuosic performance" John Taylor, local critic (March 2002) Sibelius Violin Concerto/ Colne Philharmonic/ Anthony Weeden "I shall not forget her performance for a long time - quite awe inspiring. I feel honoured to have shared the experience she gave us all"Jill Davison, local critic (March 2002) Sibelius Violin Concerto/ Colne Philharmonic/ Anthony Weeden"She makes such a beautiful sound" Andrea Bocelli, Tenor (November 2002) "..full range of violinistic prowess. Rogers and Moisey mapped out a persuasive account, with genuine emotional intensity." The Strad, May 2003 The programme would be as follows: W.A Mozart : SONATA IN B FLAT MAJOR, K 378 Claude Debussy : SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Saint-Saens : INTRODUCTION AND RONDO CAPRICCIOSO, OP 28 INTERVAL Olivier Messiaen: THEME ET VARIATIONS Cesar Franck : SONATA IN A MAJOR Tickets are priced at 500 and 250 Baht for student available by calling 081-682-8000 or 086-506-8000 , Robinson Piano Showroom ( 5th Floor Siam Discovery Center) Tel: 02-658-1080-1, The Harp Shop at Miracle Mall Tel: 02 -261-6769. For More Information and advance booking, please call Khun Mongkol at Tel: 081-682-8000