Bacem Anas Romdhani

Romdhani's career started in 2005 at the age of nine, when he was invited as a soloist to play with the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra. In 2006, he won the World Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Five Children of the World’ International competition in Paris. He was scouted to represent Tunisia, Africa & the Arab world. He flew to Paris to join the orchestra as concertmaster under the baton of world renowned Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado. The event was held at Les Invalides and was attended by various celebrities. During this French tour, he also won 1st prize at the Vatelot-Rampal International violin competition.{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Supercool|date=2022-01-09|title=Bacem Anas Romdhani|url=https://windsorfestival.com/profile/bacem-anas-romdhani|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Windsor Festival|language=en}}

He received a personal invite to the presidential castle by Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to be honoured for his successful musical journey in 2007.

His multi award-winning documentary Kène ya ma kène... (Once Upon Our Time) ({{Langx|fr|Un Conte de Faits}}){{Citation|last=Ammar|first=Hichem Ben|title=Kène ya ma kène fi hadha ezzamène|date=2010-11-14|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1786536/|type=Documentary|publisher=5/5 Productions, Studio l'Équipe|access-date=2022-01-10}} was released in 2010, which chronicles his journey from 2006 to 2010. It was screened at various film festivals and won 1st prize at the 20th Milan festival of African, Asian & Latin American cinema in March 2010 & 1st prize at the 30th Verona festival in November 2010.{{Cite web|last=projettut|date=2020-04-14|title=UN CONTE DE FAITS, DOCUMENTAIRE DE HICHEM BEN AMMAR (2010)|url=http://cinematunisien.com/blog/2020/04/14/un-conte-de-faits-documentaire-de-hichem-ben-ammar-2010/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Cinema Tunisien|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|title=Films {{!}} Africultures : Un Conte de Faits|url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=9667|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Africultures|language=fr-FR}}

He was the first African-Arab artist to reach the semi-final of the Windsor Festival International String Competition held on September 2021{{Cite web|date=2021-09-26|title=Tunisie : Le violoniste Bassem Anas Romdhani demi-finaliste du "International String Competition" à Londres|url=http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2021/09/26/tunisie-le-violoniste-bassem-anas-romdhani-demi-finaliste-du-international-string-competition-a-londres/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Kapitalis|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Supercool|date=2022-01-09|title=International String Competition|url=https://windsorfestival.com/international-string-competition|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Windsor Festival|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-10-10|title=Festival Highlights: WFISC 2021 Semi-final 8 Bacem Anas Romdhani |url=https://festivalflyer.com/festival-highlights-wfisc-2021-semi-final-8-bacem-anas-romdhani/2021/,%20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWqaz2sb7Fw/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=festivalflyer.com|language=en-GB}} in the United Kingdom. He won 3rd prize at the Vienna New Year's Concert International Music Competition 2021 and 1st prize at the Vatelot-Rampal International violin competition (2007) in Paris.{{Cite web|title=Bacem Anas : Violin teacher, graduate of the top music Institutions in the U.K: The Yehudi Menuhin School, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Royal College of Music. Teaching all levels and ages in London!|url=https://www.superprof.com.au/violin-teacher-graduate-the-top-music-institutions-the-the-yehudi-menuhin-school-guildhall-school-music-drama-and.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Superprof|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Help Musicians {{!}} Supported Artists|url=https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/creative-programme/supported-artists/bacem-anas-romdhani-1|access-date=2022-01-10|website=www.helpmusicians.org.uk}}{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Supercool|date=2022-01-09|title=Bacem Anas Romdhani|url=https://windsorfestival.com/profile/bacem-anas-romdhani|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Windsor Festival|language=en}}

His first violin teachers were Rachid Koubaa and Sem Slimane, both former concertmasters of the Tunisian symphony Orchestra.{{Cite web |title=Personnes {{!}} Africultures : Romdhani Bacem Anas |url=http://africultures.com/personnes/?no=54796 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Africultures |language=fr-FR}}

In 2007 aged eleven, he auditioned for one of the world's most prestigious music schools, The Yehudi Menuhin School based in the United Kingdom. He won a place under a full scholarship for the duration of seven years. There he studied with Akiko Ono and ended up meeting his longtime mentor, world renowned pedagogue and performer Simon Fischer.{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.simonfischeronline.com/biography.html |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Simon Fischer |language=en}} Mr Fischer’s musical impact was so profound that he carried his studies with him by joining the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in September 2014. He graduated in July 2018 with a Bachelor of Music (Hons), along with a concert recital diploma awarded for exceptional performance in a specified assessment, at the end of the Bachelor’s degree.

In September 2018, He moved to the prestigious Royal College of Music to finish his Master of Performance with Polish professor Maciej Rakowski and later concluding his studies with Internationally renowned Romanian-born French professor Radu Blidar with an Artist Diploma in July 2022.{{Cite web|title=Talent Unlimited: The project to support student musicians through giving them the opportunity of giving concerts: Bacem Anas Romdhani|url=http://www.talent-unlimited.org.uk/bacem-anas-romdhani.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=www.talent-unlimited.org.uk}}{{Cite web|last=Maghrébin|first=L'Economiste|date=2020-08-21|title=Le prodige Bacem Anas Romdhani s'illustre au Royal College of Music|url=https://www.leconomistemaghrebin.com/2020/08/21/le-prodige-bacem-anas-romdhani-sillustre-au-royal-college-of-music/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=L'Economiste Maghrébin|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|date=2020-08-20|title=Bacem Anas Romdhani, le prodige tunisien qui brille au Royal College of Music|url=https://www.musicien.tn/nouvelles-2/bacem-anas-romdhani-le-prodige-tunisien-qui-brille-au-royal-college-of-music/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Musicien Tunisie|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=بورقعة|first=ليلى|title=جريدة المغرب {{!}} كان أوّل المستفيدين من منحة "مجتمع جميل" : عازف الكمنجة باسم أنس رمضاني يحقق حلمه في مواصلة دراسته العليا بلندن|url=https://ar.lemaghreb.tn/%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86/item/45808-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%91%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD%D8%A9-%C2%AB%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%C2%BB-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%82-%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%86|access-date=2022-01-10|website=ar.lemaghreb.tn|language=ar-aa}}{{Cite news|date=2020-07-03|title=يدرس الموسيقى في بريطانيا في ظروف صعبة ..متى تلتفت الدولة إلى باسم أنس الرمضاني؟|work=Alchourouk|url=https://www.alchourouk.com/article/%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%B5%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%89-%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%9F}}

Bacem Anas performs on the “Yehudi Menuhin” fine violin made by Andreas Hellinge in Geneva, Switzerland 1998.{{Cite web |title=Bacem Anas Romdhani – Official Website |url=https://www.bacemanasviolin.com/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Bacem Anas Romdhani |language=en-US}}

In 1998 Lord Yehudi Menuhin consigned the fabled 1742 ‘Lord Wilton’ Del Gesu for sale with Hug & Co in Zurich. Whilst it was for sale, the company invited the Swiss maker Andreas Hellinge to produce two ‘bench copies’ of the violin.{{Cite web |title=L'homme qui ose modifier les violons – Terre de Compassion |url=https://terredecompassion.com/2013/03/01/lhomme-qui-ose-modifier-les-violons/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |language=fr-FR}} This is one of those copes that was intended for presentation to Menuhin as a memento of the sale. It is arguably amongst the most important contemporary violins commissioned for Menuhin. The violin has superb playing qualities, and is both musically and technically one of the best modern del Gesu copies.

In 2007 aged eleven, Bacem Anas solely settled in the United Kingdom. He became a naturalised British citizen in April 2022. He lived in Košice, Slovakia for two years (2022-2024) where he took on the role of Associate Principal 2nd violin of the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice (Štátna Filharmonia Košice). In January 2025, He became a member of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice (aka. L’Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur) and is currently resident in the Côte d’Azur, France.

He has three sisters.{{Cite web |title=Bacem Anas Romdhani {{!}} Actor, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4204373/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

• Third prize at Vienna New Year's Concert International Music Competition (Vienna, 2021){{Cite web |title=Vienna New Year's Concert International violin competition |url=https://www.newyearscompetition.org/}}
• Semi-Final at Windsor Festival International String Competition (UK, 2021){{Cite web |title=Windsor Festival International String Competition |url=https://windsorfestival.com/profile/bacem-anas-romdhani}}
• Amsha Trust Award, (Switzerland, 2021)
• Community Jameel Hardship Fund, (Saudi Arabia, 2021){{Cite web |title=Hardship Fund launched at Royal College of Music {{!}} Community Jameel |url=https://www.communityjameel.org/news/royal-college-of-music-and-community-jameel-establish-hardship-fund-to-support-students-in-need |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.communityjameel.org |language=en}}
• Community Jameel Hardship Fund (Saudi Arabia, 2020)
• Full Scholarship Award, Royal College of Music (London, 2020)
• Full Scholarship Award, Royal Academy of Music (London, 2020)
• Parikian Award (London, 2018)
• Full Scholarship Award, Royal College of Music (London, 2018)
• Rambourg Foundation Award (Tunisia, 2015)
• Full Scholarship Award, Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London, 2014)
• Solo Concert Artist in Residence, Tunisian Symphony Orchestra (Tunisia, 2014)
• Scholarship Award, Mawel Association, (Tunisia, 2008)
• Full Scholarship Award, Habib Bourguiba Foundation (Tunisia, 2007){{Cite web |title=Bacem Anas Romdhani, the virtuoso |url=https://www.bourguiba.com/language/en/bacem-anas-romdhani-the-virtuoso/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240806101447/https://www.bourguiba.com/language/en/bacem-anas-romdhani-the-virtuoso/ |archive-date=2024-08-06 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Habib Bourguiba Foundation |language=en-GB}}
• Full Scholarship Award, The Yehudi Menuhin School (London, 2007){{Cite web |title=The Yehudi Menuhin School |url=https://www.menuhinschool.co.uk/}}
• Honours award from the president of Tunisian republic (Tunisia, 2007)
• First prize Vatelot-Rampal International violin competition (Paris, 2007)
• Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Scholarship (Paris, 2006){{Cite web |url=https://www.world-orchestral.com/world_ph.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.world-orchestral.com}}
• World Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Five Children of the World’ grant (Paris, 2006)

• J.S.Bach: Violin Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III.Gavotte en Rondeau, 2021{{Citation|title=Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau – Single by Bacem Anas Romdhani|date=2021-02-15|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/violin-partita-no-3-in-e-major-bwv-1006-iii-gavotte/1557653783|language=en-US|access-date=2022-01-10}}
• J.S.Bach: Violin Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I.Adagio (Live), 2021{{Citation|title=J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (Live) by Bacem Anas Romdhani|date=2021-03-11|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/j-s-bach-violin-sonata-no-1-in-g-minor-bwv-1001-i-adagio-live/1560924039?i=1560924040|language=en-US|access-date=2022-01-10}}
• Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid, 2022 {{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6f2KD4ndKou9mAZcGpHz0v?si=AxKICotUSimy7oo3iN8WEw |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=open.spotify.com}}
• Franz Schubert: Serenade, 2022 {{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Pj4IW4f3esBWnm80VzKMl?si=vIIfJSdlToGID1TPh601og |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=open.spotify.com}}
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, 2022 {{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/34jcrJiSYUCgjvpUvVysh3?si=7lVv5-YhTFeurz_MSl4ODw |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=open.spotify.com}}

In a popular neighborhood of Tunis, a trombonist dreams of his son, Bacem Anas Romdhani, becoming a great musician. The son makes his father's dream his own, and develops extraordinary aptitudes with the violin. After winning several international competitions, he is offered the chance to enroll in one of the world’s most prestigious music schools for young kids The Yehudi Menuhin School in the United Kingdom. The film shows Bacem Anas’ journey, the obstacles he faces on the way, and his evolution while in Europe from 2006-2010.{{Citation |last=Ammar |first=Hichem Ben |title=Kène ya ma kène fi hadha ezzamène |date=2010-11-14 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1786536/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_c_3 |access-date=2025-01-26 |others=Bacem Anas Romdhani |publisher=5/5 Productions, Studio l'Équipe}}

• 2010: Kène ya ma kène... (Once Upon Our Time) ({{Langx|fr|Un Conte de Faits}}) by Hichem Ben Ammar.{{Citation |last=Ammar |first=Hichem Ben |title=Kène ya ma kène fi hadha ezzamène |date=2010-11-14 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1786536/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_3 |access-date=2025-01-26 |others=Bacem Anas Romdhani |publisher=5/5 Productions, Studio l'Équipe}}

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