Richard Studt

British violinist, conductor, concertmaster, and violin teacher. Born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK. While in his teens, he joined the National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain. He then studied at the Royal Academy of Music (1964-1969). He joined The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in 1968, playing for some ten years. In the late 1970s, he was Concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra (1977-1978). In September 1988, he was appointed Director and Associate Conductor of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. In the 1970s, he was appointed to the Music Faculty of Southampton University where he taught