Edicson Ruiz Musical artist

Edicson Ruiz (born 11 May 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan double-bass player. At age 17, Ruiz became the youngest member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the second in the Philharmonic history after a harp player in the 19th century; he is also the first Hispanic-American musician to join the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.Ruiz started his musical career at age 11 when he joined the Venezuelan network of youth orchestras, known as El Sistema. In 2001, he was awarded the first prize in the youth solo competition at the International Society of Bassists convention, held in Indianapolis. After his first concert in Germany, he was offered a place in the Berlin Philharmonic, becoming a full member after one year of training.

Personal facts

Edicson Ruiz
Birth dateMay 11, 1985
Birth place
Caracas , Venezuela

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Musical artist

Career started1996
associated musical artist
Berlin Philharmonic
Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Classical music
instrument
Double bass

Edicson Ruiz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/berliner-philharmoniker/the-orchestra/musician/musiker/edicson-ruiz
  2. http://www.edicsonruiz.com