Ruth Faber ARCM

Biography

Ruth Faber started learning the harp at Junior Guildhall and later with Marisa Robles at the Royal College of Music. After completing her formal studies she was awarded a Churchill Travelling Fellowship to study with Gerard Devos in Paris. Since then, she has worked with many of the leading London and regional symphony orchestras, including the Birmingham Royal Ballet, a post she held before moving to the West Country. 

Ruth's busy solo schedule has featured recitals all over the UK and abroad, notably concerts at the Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. She has played concerti with the English Chamber Orchestra and Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Broadcast appearances have seen her appear on BBC1 and BBC 2 television and also on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4.  

Teaching is an important part of Ruth’s life, with many of her students now working in the music profession. Other than Junior Guildhall, she currently teaches at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Wells Cathedral School and Bristol University. The highlight of each year is running her residential harp courses for children, with the August 2020 teenage course successfully running online.