The Ricci Foundation


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The Ricci Foundation has been established to honour and celebrate the musical life of the internationally acclaimed legendary violinist Ruggiero Ricci.

The principal aim of the Foundation is to assist exceptionally talented violinists or pianists who are British Nationals or resident in the United Kingdom, and whose talents display genuine potential for musical excellence.

The award winner, who must be between the ages of 16-28 inclusive, will be selected through preliminary assessment followed by public auditions and may be offered awards of financial assistance in one of the following ways:

Assistance with master class fees
Assistance with the cost of private study with a music teacher in the U.K. or abroad
Financial or practical assistance towards professional public performances
Other musical projects may be considered at the discretion of the Trustees.

Our award winners are offered concert performance opportunities.

The Foundation also intends to bring fine music to the British public.

The 2008 winner is Jun Ishimura (piano).

Ricci Violin

"It gives me great pleasure to support the Foundation which offers, for the benefit of talented young musicians, educational opportunities in pursuit of musical excellence, and to build on those opportunities for the benefit of the music loving public. Every musician deserves a good foundation!”
Ruggiero Ricci

Patron: Ruggiero Ricci
Vice Patrons: Sir Murdo Maclean, Sir Stephen Tomlinson, Mr Roger ter Haar QC

Music Advisor: Professor Christopher Elton FRAM
Trustees: John Rubinstein (Chairman), Deanna Hinton, Min-Jung Kym (Music Co-ordinator),
Lt. Col (Retd) Malcolm Torrent
Correspondence address: The Administrator, The Ricci Foundation, PO Box 124, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8ZQ
Website: www.riccifoundation.org
Email: info@riccifoundation.org