Ruslan Talas is a violinist born in Kazakhstan. His musical journey has been shaped by the European, Russian, and Kazakh violin traditions, which continue to inform his multifaceted and passionate approach to the instrument.

He began his musical education at the Kazakh National Academy of Music in Astana (2005–2010), studying under Tamara Karp and Valery Magay. He continued his studies at the Central Music School in Moscow (2010–2017) under Irina Bochkova, before enrolling at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow, where he studied from 2017 to 2021 under Irina Bochkova and Graf Mourja, and continued advanced studies through 2022. He also studied for many years with Vladimir Reider in Israel.

Ruslan pursued further education at the HEMU Conservatory in Sion, Switzerland, studying under Janine Jansen. He is currently studying at the Kronberg Academy in Germany in the class of Janine Jansen under the patronage of the Carola and Gerd Kaiser Foundation.

Ruslan Talas is a laureate and prizewinner of numerous international violin competitions. His distinctions include Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2024), Laureate (II Prize) of the Stuttgart International Violin Competition (2024), Finalist of the Montreal International Musical Competition (2023), Winner of the Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition (2022), Winner of the Worldvision Music Contest (2022), Winner of the Vietnam International Violin and Chamber Music Competition (2019), Laureate of the Postacchini International Competition (2018), Winner of the VIII International Tchaikovsky Youth Competition (2014), Laureate of the Yankelevich International Violin Competition (2011), etc.

He has performed at major international venues including the Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Konzerthaus, Bozar in Brussels, Salle Cortot in Paris, Liederhalle Beethovensaal, the Zaryadye State Concert Hall, the Radio Hall in Romania, and the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. His concert activity has taken him to halls and philharmonic venues in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Astana, Tashkent, Beijing, Montreal, Stuttgart, Hanoi, Vienna, Dubai, Brussels, Mexico City, and many others.

As a soloist, Ruslan Talas has appeared with numerous orchestras, including the Belgian National Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, State Symphony Svetlanov Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Hanoi Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra for Children and Youth, New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Taurida International Orchestra, La Primavera Chamber Orchestra, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Omsk Academic Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the State Academic Philharmonic of Astana, the Sun Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, the Eurasian Symphony Orchestra, the San Luis Potosi Symphony Orchestra, Nova Orchestra (NOW!), and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

He has collaborated with conductors such as Antony Hermus, Rafael Payare, Mikhail Golikov, Ariel Zuckermann, Vladimir Spivakov, Olivier Ochanine, William Garfield Walker, Aidar Torybaev, Rustam Abyazov, Yuri Tkachenko, Dmitry Vasiliev, Anvar Nusupayev, Ulukbek Imamov, and Yuri Beretsky.
In addition to his solo career, Ruslan Talas is an active chamber musician. He has collaborated with artists including Janine Jansen, Denis Kozhukhin, Antje Weithaas, Jens Peter Maintz, Daniel Blendulf, Timothy Ridout, Boris Brovtsyn, and Gareth Lubbe. He also regularly performs with rising young talents such as Hana Chang, Noga Shaham, Nikola Meeuwsen, Benjamin Kruithof, Jaemin Han, Oliver Herbert, Alim Beisembayev, Stephen Waarts, LiLa, Sao Soulez Larivière, and Lilja Haatainen. He has performed in chamber ensembles including the Belcea String Quartet, the Cremona String Quartet, and the Leonkoro Quartet.
Ruslan has participated in major international festivals and academies, including the Seiji Ozawa International Academy (2024), Sion Festival Academy (2024, 2025), Paganini Festival (2023), International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (2024, 2025), George Enescu Festival (2025), Rhinegold Festival (2025), and Ostinato Festival (2025).

He has taken part in masterclasses with Ivry Gitlis, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Sir András Schiff, Viktor Tretyakov, Shlomo Mintz, Viktor Danchenko, Antje Weithaas, Vadim Gluzman, Kirill Gerstein, Denis Kozhukhin, Pavel Vernikov, Boris Kushnir, Christine Busch, Sadao Harada, Régis Pasquier, Marie Chilemme, Alena Baeva, and others. He has also worked with the Borodin State Quartet, Kopelman Quartet, and Quartetto di Cremona as a member of the Tchaikovsky Youth Quartet.