Prizewinner in the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he concertized as soloist throughout Europe and North America before becoming first violinist of the Fine Arts Quartet. He has recorded sixty solo and chamber works to date. These include the two Bartok Sonatas for violin and piano, whose performance the New York Times enthusiastically recommended for its “searching insight and idiomatic flair”, and three virtuoso violin pieces by Lukas FOSS with the composer at the piano.

Ralph EVANS received a doctorate from Yale University, where he also graduated cum laude with a specialization in music, mathematics, and premed. While a Fulbright scholar in London, he studied with Szymon GOLDBERG and Nathan MILSTEIN, and soon won the top prize in a number of major American competitions, including the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York, and the National Federation of Music Clubs National Young Artist Competition. His award winning composition “Nocture” has been performed on American Public Television and his String Quartet No1 has been recently premiered in the U.S., Germany, Israel, and France, where it was warmly greeted in the press.