Viviane Ronchetti

Viviane Ronchetti was awarded an Exhibition from the Royal Manchester College of Music to study the violin with Endre Wolf at the age of 13. She won several awards at the RNCM and continued her studies with Alexandre Moskovsky and Manoug Parikian.

She has freelanced with the major London chamber orchestras and, as a member of the Park Lane Sextet, has appeared at the Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and on Radio 3. She has held Head of Strings positions at both Harrow School and Queenswood School.

She is Director of the National Youth Strings Academy - the nationwide string chamber orchestra dedicated to furthering the musical education of talented young string-players aged 11-21.

She is a violin professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Junior Department and is on the Panel of Adjudicators for The British and International Federation of Festivals.