Hi, I’m Ritvik Gaddam. I play both piano and trombone—kind of an odd combo, but I love it. I started with piano when I was little and got into trombone a bit later. Piano’s where I go to get creative and experiment, and trombone lets me be loud and expressive in a totally different way. Playing both has shaped how I hear and make music, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Watch Ritvik Gaddam perform From The Star by Laufey on the trombone for the 2025 Spring Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.