Music from The Shanghai Camerata and Ensemble I Fiori Selvatici | Monday 9 November

Modern and baroque violinist Ruiqi Ren has appeared as a soloist in Europe, the United States, and Asia. As a baroque violinist, she has collaborated with Nederlandse Bachvereniging, La Risonanza, Bach Collegium Japan, Arcangelo, and Poland Baroque. She was a featured performer and concertmaster in the first early music CD album produced in China. Ren’s second early music album, in collaboration with soprano Lei Xu, was released in 2020.​ As a member of Shanghai’s first early music ensemble, Shanghai Camarata​,​ Ms. Ren has been giving concerts and lectures in major halls and universities in China.

Besides of being an active performer, Ms. Ren has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the bilingual musician magazine “​Along-imparted​”​, which aims to build a cross-cultural communicative platform through music and art. By sharing the stories of the great musicians, to inspire, to encourage, to alleviate the distance between the musicians and audiences. Magazine can be found here.

As a proud recipient of a full-ride scholarship in the Historical Performance at The Juilliard School. Ms. Ren also holds degrees from The Juilliard School, Royal Conservatory of the Hague, Indiana University and Oberlin Conservatory. ​​Outside of the musical world, Ms. Ren has shown a great interest in Drama and Arts. She has been visiting acting class and learning the Chinese Tea Arts and Floristry during the summer time.

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