Evgeniy Rumyantsev was born on April 17, 1984 in Moscow. He graduated with honours from the Moscow State Conservatory in 2007 and completed his postgraduate studies there in 2010 (prof. N.N. Shakhovskaya’s class). He has taken master classes from Mstislav Rostropovich, David Geringas, Eberhard Feltz and Sergei Roldugin. Evgeniy is a laureate of the XIIIth Tchaikovsky International competition (2007) and the winner of the Khachaturian International cello competition (Yerevan, 2010).

Since 2010, Evgeniy Rumyantsev has been teaching at the Moscow State Conservatory, giving frequent master classes and judging at various international competitions. He actively performs in Russia and abroad. His repertoire encompasses most of the music ever written for the cello. Evgeniy also plays viola da gamba and electric guitar. His recordings have been released by “Melodia”, “Fancy Music” and “Quartz Music”. His conservatory students have become laureates and Grand Prix winners at international competitions, both in Russia and abroad.