When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody who is worse than you, then you go down.

Ricci held master classes in the United States and Europe. Ricci gave his first public performance in 1928 at the age of 10 in San Francisco where he played works by Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps. Ricci owned many precious instruments including the Guarneri Del Gesù violin known as the ex-Bronisław Huberman of 1734 a fine Storioni a Luiz Bellini a Curtin & Alf a David Bague and a couple of Regazzi.

Ruggiero Ricci (July 24 1918 – August 6 2012) was an American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini.