Olatz Ruiz de Gordejuela

Born in 1997, Olatz is a member of the Second Violins of the London Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the first violins of the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig until 2023. She was a student of Zakhar Bron and Yuri Volguin at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, where she was part of the Iberia Quartet under the tutelage of Heime Müller. Until then she had been a private student of teacher Keiko Wataya. She completed her studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg with Professor Klara Flieder, graduating with the highest grades.

Her interest in orchestra and chamber music led her to be part of the academy of the Concertgebouw Orkest of Amsterdam in the 2019-2020 season, Tabea Zimmermann being her mentor and collaborating with the Camerata RCO on numerous tours. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Leonidas Kavakos, Ferenc Rados, Shmuel Ashkenazi, Nicolás Chumachenco, Vadim Gluzman, etc. Olatz plays an Italian instrument by Francesco Maurizi, built in Appignano c.1880 loaned by a private patron.