Biography
Raphael Gisbertz is a German violinist currently studying with Emir Imerov. He made his solo debut at age nine, performing Vivaldi’s Spring with the Niederrheinische Sinfoniker. In 2023, he was awarded the Premier Grand Prix at the Concours Grumiaux in Brussels, following a series of national and international competition wins. That same year, he received a 1700 C.G. Testore violin on loan from the German Musical Instrument Fund, and his Bach performance was broadcast on Deutschlandfunk. Raphael is a regular participant at Belgium’s Musica Mundi Festival and was the youngest student at the Gstaad String Academy. He holds a scholarship at the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein and takes part in its advanced training programmes.
