Renate Riedemann
Western Cape
Renate Riedemann is an accomplished violinist and established musician in the South African music industry. Born and raised in Cape Town, she completed her B.Mus degree with distinction at the prestigious University of Stellenbosch and went on to receive her Honours degree in Musical Performance (Violin) the following year. Under the guidance of violinist Suzanne Martens, Renate was appointed concertmaster of the University’s Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and received several awards and bursaries for musical performance as well as academic achievement.
In 2010 she was invited to audition as electric violinist for the award-winning instrumental pop group, Sterling EQ. She was appointed and began traveling extensively as part of the band, performing at high-profile local and international events such as the MTN South African Music Awards, Dubai World Travel Awards, FIFA Congress Opening Ceremony and the Gary Player Invitational to name a few. Throughout her time in Sterling EQ the band enjoyed widespread attention in various magazines, radio and television programs such as Top Billing, Expresso, ETV Sunrise, Kwêla, Sistahood and Idols. In 2012 the band was offered a record deal at EMI and released a successful album named Pulse, on which Renate performed extensively. It went on to win a Ghoema Award and a Huisgenoot Tempo Award for Best Instrumental Album in 2013.