Patrick Rutland

Patrick started viola as student at The Junior Department of The Royal Academy of Music, London, where he learnt with Professor James Sleigh. Patrick won a place to study his Bachelor of Music at the Royal College of Music, London, and studied with Andriy Viytovych. Patrick has also studied with Patinka Kopec at The Manhattan School of Music and with Roger Chase at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Patrick moved back to London and graduated from Trinity Laban with a Masters of Music where he continued his studies with Roger Chase. In 2017 Patrick moved to Sweden, and has a Master of Fine Art from Göteborg University where he studied with Per Hogberg and Øyvor Volle.

Patrick currently lives in Stockholm, and freelances across Scandinavia and the UK. Working with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hovkappellet of the Swedish Royal Opera, Bergen Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, English National Ballet Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Jonkoping Sinfonietta, Vasterås Sinfonietta, and Gavle Symphony Orchestra. Patrick has taught violin, viola, and music theory from 2011, and since 2016 Patrick has been teaching internationally over the internet with students across Europe and the USA. Specialising in ABRSM exams, Patrick helps his student to achieve their very best.

Patrick is also a transcriber and copyist. He has worked anonymously for many professional musicians, composers and conductors.