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Performer Information

Shiry Rashkovsky

Violist

Tettix Quartet
Trio Klein
Royal Holloway, University of London

Following her critically acclaimed Royal Festival Hall debut, Shiry Rashkovsky pursues an international solo, chamber and teaching career.

She was a prize-winner of the Cecil Aronowitz Viola Prize, Philharmonia Orchestra Meyer Award, Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme, and Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

Highly in demand as a concerto soloist, performances include engagements with the New Music Ensemble, Kallion Ensemble, Lady Clare Players, Cambridge Symphony Orchestra ‘CUMS’, and Barnet Symphony Orchestra. She has broadcast live for BBC Radio 3 and BBC4, New York’s WQXR, Italy’s RAI, and the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.

Invitations to festivals of renown include Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, Keshet Eilon International Music Centre, and Bowdoin International Music Festival, where she has performed as a soloist and in chamber ensembles with Shmuel Ashkenasi, Shlomo Mintz, and members of the Nash Ensemble.

A proponent of contemporary music, Shiry gave the world premiere of Kate Whitley’s Viola Concerto which was dedicated to her in 2010. She has performed as principal viola for MultiStory, and collaborated with the ‘NonClassical’ collective.

Shiry obtained a BA in Political Science at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and an Artist Diploma and Masters of Music with First Class Honours at the Royal College of Music, where she studied with Natasha Boyarska and Ian Jewel.

Sought after as a teacher, Shiry joined the music department at Royal Holloway in 2013, and is a faculty member of New Virtuosi International Mastercourse, and LeAltreNote Music Festival.

Source: Royal Holloway

Performances
#
Date
Venue
City
Country
Festival
Organiser
Artist(s)
Ensemble(s)
Work(s) Performed
1
November 8, 2012
Council Chamber - Deptford Town Hall
London
UK
N/A
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Anastasios Mavroudis (violin I), Markella Vandoros (violin II), Shiry Rashkovsky (viola), Magdalena Pietraszewska (cello)[Op. 13, Op. 28], Anastasios Mavroudis(violin), Philip Howard (piano) [Op. 45]
Tettix Quartet
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 - String Quartet No. 4, Op. 28 - Violin Sonata, Op. 45
2
October 27, 2014
Council Chamber - Deptford Town Hall
London
UK
N/A
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Anastasios Mavroudis (violin I), Markella Vandoros (violin II), Shiry Rashkovsky (viola), Julia Morneweg (cello) [Op. 13, Op. 28] - Anastasios Mavroudis (violin), Anahit Chaushyan (piano) [Op. 45]
Tettix Quartet
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 - String Quartet No. 4, Op. 28 - Violin Sonata, Op. 45
Works
#
Cover Image
Catalogue Number
Work Title
Subtitle
Opus
Instrumentation
Remarks
Work Page
1
YSC68
String Quartet No. 4
28

String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello)
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2
YSC47
String Quartet No. 2
13

String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello)
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References
  1. "PhD Student Anastasios Mavroudis Performs Chamber Works by the Greek Composer Sicilianos plus Bach’s Chaconne, from Partita No 2,” Goldsmiths, University of London, accessed August 16, 2024, https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=7993
  2. "Chamber Performance: Works by Sicilianos,” Goldsmiths, University of London, November 8, 2012, accessed August 16, 2024, https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=5867
  3. Royal Holloway, University of London. “Shiry Rashkovsky - Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.” Accessed November 1, 2024. https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/music/about-us/instrumental-and-vocal-tutors/shiry-rashkovsky/.