Gerardo Ribeiro
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Violinist Gerardo Ribeiro began his violin studies at age 4 and went on to earn honors at the Lucerne Conservatory, later attending the Juilliard School, where he studied with Ivan Galamian, Paul Makanowitzky, and Felix Galimir. Ribeiro has received numerous awards in distinguished international competitions, including the Paganini and Montreal competitions, and First Prize at the Vianna de Motta contest in Lisbon and the Maria Canals competition in Barcelona. After serving on the violin faculty at the Eastman School of Music,Mr. Ribeiro joined the Northwestern University faculty as a full professor of violin. As a concert soloist, Mr. Ribeiro has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra; the Montreal, Dallas, Lucerne, Lisbon, Barcelona, and Cali Symphony Orchestras; the Zagreb and Antwerp Philharmonics; the Taiwan and Belgian National Orchestras; the Radio Orchestras of Paris, Hilversum, and North Germany; and other leading ensembles. Also active in chamber music, he has served as artistic director of the International Chamber Music Institute in Munich and has performed at the Marlboro and Lucerne International Music Festivals. Mr. Ribeiro's recordings are available on the EMI and RCA labels.
