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Violinist Rigo Murillo has earned a warm respect from his listeners and colleagues for his well-defined musical expression, vividly multicolored tone, and his clear, yet spontaneous artistic eloquence. He is able to capture his audience's imagination with an inspiring tone and a driving musical conviction. His exhilarating musical expression is able to engage even the youngest audiences. Rigo Murillo offers the most exquisite sounds to the avid listener.

Rigo has received honor degrees in violin performance and music education from The University of Southern Mississippi, where he was granted the McGraw Violin Chair Award. He also holds an Artist Diploma in violin performance from the Ollin Yoliztli Institute in Mexico City, where he studied with Sergei Gorbenko, the former concertmaster of the USSR Radio and TV Orchestra. Other teachers and artists from whom Rigo has received valuable influences include Ivo Valenti, Stephen Redfield, and Luis Ortega. In addition, he has performed in master classes with world-renowned violinists such as Mayumi Fujikawa, Gregory Feigin, and Alexandre Brussilovsky. Rigo has served as concertmaster of the USM and Mesquite Symphony orchestras, and has been a member of the Pensacola Symphony, Meridian Symphony and Mississippi Opera orchestras.

Throughout his career, he has shared stage along with world-acclaimed artists as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Jean Pierre Rampal, Doc Severinsen, and Ray Charles, among others. He has appeared as guest soloist with the Ollin Yoliztli Chamber Orchestra and is featured on several recordings of Jewish liturgical and folk music, as well as his own production, titled "My Heart's Music," his compilation of instrumental songs performed on violin.

Mr. Murillo is an active teacher member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the North Texas Suzuki Association, having studied Suzuki pedagogy with Michelle George, Joanne Melvin, Pat D'Ercole, and Paul Landefeld. He has taught in numerous clinics and workshops as well as a a faculty member of The University of Southern Mississippi Suzuki School, Bass Memorial Academy, Violinspire Suzuki Workshop in Hattiesburg, MS, and the American Honor Orchestra Festival.

Rigo Murillo's musical leadership has taken him to excel as music director and conductor of the USM Civic Orchestra, director of operations of the USM Symphony Orchestra, and music director at Mount Sinai Congregation in Mexico City. He is the founder of the Suzuki strings program in the Greenville (TX) public schools, and teaches private and group violin lessons along with keeping a performing schedule in the North Texas region, as well as in his home, the Dallas/Fort Worth area.