Shiry Rashkovsky

Shiry Rashkovsky is a violist and faculty member in the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London since 2013. She specializes in solo, chamber, and contemporary music performance, with notable engagements including world premieres and broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, WQXR, and RAI. Her teaching roles extend to New Virtuosi International Mastercourse and LeAltreNote Music Festival.

• Education: BA Political Science (St Catharine’s College, Cambridge); Artist Diploma and Master of Music (Royal College of Music, studying under Natasha Boyarska and Ian Jewel).

Rashkovsky’s research and performance interests focus on contemporary music, including the world premiere of Kate Whitley’s Viola Concerto (2010) and collaborations with MultiStory and NonClassical. She actively participates in festivals like Prussia Cove and Keshet Eilon.

• Awards: Cecil Aronowitz Viola Prize; Philharmonia Orchestra Meyer Award; Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme; Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

Her discography includes recordings of Kate Whitley’s Viola Concerto and Angela Carter’s Erl-King with Héloïse Werner, featured on BBC Radio 3’s New Music Show. She balances performance, pedagogy, and advocacy for modern musical works.