Maxim Rysanov is undoubtedly one of the best and most charismatic viola players. He is regularly invited to perform as a soloist and chamber musician and has been a guest at many prestigious festivals and venues worldwide. He works regularly with artists such as Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Maxim Vengerov, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Gidon Kremer, the ASCH trio and others. He has performed concertos with orchestras such as Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, European Union Youth Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, China Philharmonic, Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Bayerisches Kammerorchester among others. He is a prize-winner of several major international awards, including the Tertis and Geneva competitions and has been a BBC New Generation
Artist from September 2007.He performs on a G. Guadagnini from 1780,
on extended loan from the Elise Mathilde Foundation.