Max Ruisi
Cello
British-Italian cellist + director Max Ruisi has emerged as an innovative and expressive artist with an international career built around his love of chamber music.
A diverse range of interests + influences fuel a colourful artistic output, ranging from his role as cellist in the Ruisi String Quartet, artistic director of leading chamber orchestra 12 Ensemble plus close collaborations with contemporary composers + musicians including Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Jonny Greenwood + Oliver Leith.
Max regularly performs in major concert halls and festivals throughout Europe, the US and Asia, and has featured as a soloist on recordings for Decca Classics. He has also directed two albums with the 12 ensemble, both of which have received wide-spread critical acclaim (5 stars - BBC Music Magazine). Recent highlights include directing the 12 ensemble at the BBC Proms in both 2019 + 2020, performing multiple times in 2021 at the Wigmore Hall with both 12 Ensemble & the Ruisi Quartet and directing the 12 Ensemble at the Barbican for a sold-out performance alongside Anna Meredith + Jonny Greenwood.