Ruggiero Matteo Ricci is a master performer, an evergreen in the piano field, and a prodigy forever.

Ruggiero ricci, an Italian-American violinist, has been playing the piano for 75 years and stands out with his exquisite piano skills. As a loyal admirer of Paganini, Ricky inherited the gorgeous, brilliant and fast bow-carrying skills of the Italian violin school. He has a deep knowledge of finger rubbing, rigorous bow, neat movements and strong explosive power. He usually processes music at a faster speed to show his omnipotent skill. For many difficult and fast-paced music, it has a very good handling, such as Sarasate's "Wandering Songs" and Paganini's "24 Capriccios".

Ruggiero Matteo Ricci has been called a child prodigy since he was a child. 1 1 years old, he made his first official performance, playing Mendelssohn Concerto, and then made a successful appearance in Carnegie Hall.

Throughout the history of modern violin performance, the land of the United States did not have a dazzling aura in its early development stage. Compared with Fabian school, open-minded Soviet-Russian school and neat and rigorous German-Austrian school, the development of American violin art largely depends on the introduction of European violin teachers at the beginning of last century. These mature violin schools were merged into the new world in 1930s and 1940s, which led to the rise of so-called American Jewish schools. Among them, Gary Mian, Paalmann's mentor and Armenian violinist, is an iconic figure, but before Gary Mian 1936 moved to the United States, an outstanding violin teacher had already become a bridge for the transition of violin skills from ancient Europe to young America. He is American Luis Passinger, and American violinist ruggiero ricci is one of Passinger's proud disciples.

From Thibaugh and Yi Sayi of the previous generation in Passinger to Richie of the next generation in Passinger, Fabian Society has undergone great changes under the inheritance of three generations. Today, when people watch Ricky's playing videos, they have completely regarded him as a "genius" in the United States. Paganini's 24 capriccios have been endowed with the meaning of "creating the world" by Ricky, which shows that the development of violin art is unpredictable.

Rich 1965438+ was born on July 24th, 2008 and grew up in San Francisco, USA. His father is an Italian immigrant and an amateur trombone player, so he insists that all his seven children should learn music. Ricky initially wanted to learn the piano, but his parents thought he was more suitable for playing the violin, so at the age of 6, Ricky's parents found a famous violinist Passinger.

1928, Ricky made his debut in San Francisco, playing Mendelssohn's concerto. 1930, after playing in front of violinist Chrysler, he was suggested to go to Berlin to study with German and Austrian violinists Karen kempf and Ritchie, but he finally returned to Passinger, where the teaching methods were more liberal.

During World War II, Ricky was sent to the United States Air Force to play for soldiers. It was during that time, perhaps because of the Italian genes inherited from his blood, or because of a young man's competitive spirit, Ricky began to accumulate his own unique repertoire-Paganini. He recalled: "I was a child at that time and always wanted to prove that I could play a little more than the people next to me." Besides, the songs I played in the army must be very eye-catching. Later, the reputation of' Paganini Expert' was actually born in this way. " At 1947, Richie made an amazing decision: to completely record the unaccompanied version of Paganini's 24 caprices, which has never been done before. "I forced myself to embark on a road that no one has ever walked." Ricky admitted this in an interview with The New York Times.

Obviously, Ricky's move caused a sensation. If we compare the recordings of his playing Paganini with those of many other violinists later, it is not difficult to find that Ricky particularly emphasizes the texture when the bowstring touches, and he is not afraid to show bold or even slightly rough sound effects. Although he didn't elaborate on some details, it was quite different from the Fabian Society studied by Pasinger, but his free and easy brave temperament was the most touching place. You know, these "little tunes" of Paganini can test the real hard skills of the players at any time, and they can be interpreted in a passionate and informal way, which is a new way besides the impeccable "Kaffitt".

Like many outstanding artists, Ricky has always refused to be labeled as "only playing Paganini", especially after becoming the first violinist to revise and premiere Paganini's fourth violin concerto 197 1. My favorite recording of Ricky is not Paganini, but two violin concertos in D major by Beethoven and Brahms recorded by Biddulph Company in 1990s. In these two records, Ricky actually completed more than a dozen colorful passages written by busoni, Joachim, Ondrichek and even Schnitek in history. His courage and broad vision are admirable. In addition, the works of modern composers recorded by Ricky (such as Haendly and Richard Strauss's violin sonatas) are also excellent. It is also the premiere of the violin concerto by Argentine composer Ginestra and Austrian composer Ennim.

Ricky has many violins, the most precious of which is the famous piano made by Italian piano master Guagneli in 1734. Its former user was the great Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman (1882- 1947). When Ricky recorded Paganini's capriccio for the fourth time, Genoa, the composer's hometown, generously borrowed the "cannon" used by Paganini that year.

Looking back on Ricky's life, during his career of more than 70 years, he held more than 6,000 concerts in 65 countries with amazing energy, leaving more than 500 records. Ricky has been a violin professor at Indiana University, Juilliard School of Music and University of Michigan all the year round, and has also set up master classes all over Europe. At the age of 85, he still has no intention of resting. Ricky in his left-handed violin skills (1988) and sliding: a shortcut to violin skills (2008) are highly praised by piano players all over the world.

Unlike many fleeting "geniuses" in the history of violin art, Ricky has been wary of the word "genius" since he was a teenager. Even when he was 9 years old, the media in new york were already commenting on Ricky's concert: "What a great violinist should do, this child has done." However, it was not until 1990 that he was able to evaluate his mental journey with a detached attitude.

Mei Niuyin and Stan, who came from the same school as Ricky, both studied under the violinist Luis Passinger, and they became the first generation of godfather masters of American music. Although they come from the same school, their playing styles and tracks are quite different. It is the three of them who have established the position of American violinist and Julia Conservatory of Music in the world music scene.