Rubén Rengel, violin

Venezuelan violinist Rubén Rengel is quickly gaining recognition for his remarkable artistry. He has been described as an “excellent soloist” of “great virtuosity” (NY Concert Review), who delivers “thrilling” performances (Boston Globe). Rubén has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Venezuela Symphony, New York String Orchestra, among others. Rubén was the winner of the 2018 Sphinx Competition, and he has collaborated with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Xian Zhang, Elim Chan, Theodore Kuchar and Jaime Laredo. He has been featured in venues across the U.S. and abroad including Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Teatro Teresa Carreño, and the Library of Congress. As a passionate chamber musician, he has performed with artists such as Joseph Silverstein, Mitsuko Uchida, Pamela Frank, Jonathan Biss, Anthony McGill, Peter Wiley, David Shifrin, and Gilbert Kalish. Rubén’s chamber music appearances include performances at Caramoor, Bridgehampton Chamber Music, Moab Music Festival, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Washington Performing Arts, Kaufman Music Center, Perlman Music Program, Music@Menlo, Ravinia, and Marlboro.

In addition to classical music, Rubén enjoys performing other genres from Venezuelan and Latin American folk music. He also has an interest in conducting and enjoys performing as a violist. His arrangement of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata was featured on Sphinx Virtuosi’s debut album on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Rubén was recently in residence at Carnegie Hall as a member of Ensemble Connect. His teachers and mentors include Iván Pérez Núñez, Jaime Laredo, Paul Kantor, and Mark Steinberg.