Itzhak Rashkovsky - the internationally renowned Ukrainian-Israeli violinist and pedagogue, is Professor of Violin at the Royal College of Music, London, and one of today’s most sought-after teachers. As a soloist and chamber musician, Rashkovsky has performed worldwide in major venues, including Carnegie Hall and the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. His students, drawn from across the globe, are frequent prize-winners at leading international competitions. He is regularly invited to give masterclasses at distinguished institutions such as the Juilliard School, Shanghai Conservatory, Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, Singapore Conservatory, and Moscow Conservatory.

He has served on jury panels for the Henryk Wieniawski (Poland), Sion Valais (Switzerland), Joseph Joachim (Germany), Lipizer (Italy), and Yampolsky (Russia) international competitions, among others.

Itzhak Rashkovsky is one of the founders and Music Director of Keshet Eilon Violin Mastercourse, Israel, an international summer programme for exceptionally talented young string players, located in Kibbutz Eilon, as well as the founder and Artistic Director of the Music Masters, London. His articles and editions of violin pieces have been published by The Strad magazine.

He studied with Professor Yair Kless at the Samuel Rubin Israeli Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, where he earned his Master’s Degree. In recognition of his outstanding services to music, Rashkovsky was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Music by HRH The Prince of Wales (1998) and a Fellowship of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2018), where he also served as Ian Stoutzker International Chair in Violin. In 2025, he was the recipient of the Chaim Taub Award, honouring his decades of exceptional contribution to music and culture.