RISHABH SHAH
Penfield High School,
Class of 2028
Violin All-State Honors
Student - Musician
10th grade in Fall 2025
Private Violin Teacher
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HONORS
ACCOLADES
🟦 = All-State
🟥 = not All-State, but still pretty impressive
* 🟥 10th Grade - MCSMA Senior High Area All-County Orchestra
* 🟦 9th Grade - NYSSMA All-State High School Orchestra (Nov 2025)
* 🟦 8th Grade - NYSSMA All-State Junior High Orchestra (Nov 2024)
* 🟥 8th Grade - MCSMA Junior High All-County Orchestra
* 🟥 7th Grade - MCSMA Junior High All-County Orchestra
* 🟥 6th Grade - MCSMA Elementary All-County Orchestra
Penfield High School - Symphony Orchestra selection (9th and 10th grade)
Penfield High School - Chambers Orchestra (9th and 10th grade)
Completed several Suzuki Violin Milestones in elementary and middle school
HE PERFORMS, TOO
EVENTS
* Episcopal Senior Life, Ashley Woods assisted living facility (w/ brother)
2024 Summer and Christmas concerts
2025 Christmas concert
* Penfield High School 2025 Awards Ceremony (9-11) - with PHS Chambers Orchestra
* Penfield High School 2025 graduation ceremony at RIT - with PHS Symphony Orchestra
NATIONAL ANTHEM W/ BROTHER - BOTH AMERICAN AND INDIAN
RISHABH and RISHAAN SHAH are happy to perform for your event - please call 585-415-6983 to speak w/ parents
* 11/16/2024 - Rochester Gujarati Diwali Celebration
* 9/9/2025 - Penfield Varsity Girls Soccer
* 9/12/2025 - Homecoming - Penfield Varsity Football
* 9/19/2025 - Penfield Varsity Girls Volleyball
* 10/3/2025 - Penfield Varsity Boys and Girls Cross Country Invitational on Senior Night (37th Annual Penfield Irondequoit Invitational)
* 10/18/2025 - Webster Library Diwali Celebration
* 11/5/2025 - Sectionals Sendoff - Penfield Varsity Boys Volleyball
* 11/11/2025 - Radio - Live on Rochester's #1 AM Radio Station 1180 WHAM, Bob Lonsberry Show (Veterans Day)
* 11/15/2025 - St. John Fisher Univ. Cardinals Football vs. Alfred State College
* 12/11/2025 - Penfield Boys Swimming & Diving (1st Home Meet)
* 12/13/2025 - Upstate Diving Holiday Invitational at RIT
* 1/22/2026 - Penfield Boys Swimming & Diving (Senior Night)
* 2/6/2026 - 6-time Calder Cup Champions Rochester Amerks Hockey (AHL) vs. Springfield Thunderbirds
* 2/13/2026 - Penfield Boys Basketball vs. Fairport (sold out)
* 4/17/2026 - Penfield Boys Lacrosse
* 4/18/2026 - Nazareth Univ. Golden Flyers Men's Lacrosse vs. St. John Fisher Univ (penciled in)
* 4/26/2026 - St. John Fisher Univ. Cardinals Baseball
INDIAN MELODIES
Diwali Celebration (2025) on violin 🎻 at Webster Public Library
The boys performed traditional Indian melodies on the violin 🎻 at the Webster Public Library for its Diwali celebration event. Really great to introduce our culture to the community. It was very well received.
A QB1 JA17 violin performance (2025) - 🎻 Indian National Anthem - Jana Gana Mana – brothers
YouTube Shorts Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/eYZGuIIqIwY?feature=share
Beautiful rendition 🎻 of the Indian National Anthem in the park – Jana Gana Mana – brothers
They heard the Indian National Anthem for the first time during the Olympics this summer. It is beautiful to see this pair of ABCDs perform our Indian National Anthem with the scenic backdrop of an American park.
Here's Jana Gana Mana. We hope you enjoy.
Great job boys!
Rochester Gujarati Diwali Celebration 2024 - Jana Gana Mana
The boys open up the evening with a beautiful rendition of the Indian National Anthem - Jana Gana Mana 🇮🇳
An Indian Patriotic Song 🎻 - Vande Mataram
We are proud that they can understand our native tongue 100%, and continue to grow confidence in speaking Gujarati. It is beautiful to see this pair of ABCDs perform Indian melodies. Here's Vande Mataram. We hope you enjoy. Great job boys!
Vande Mataram is a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894) and composed into a song by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement. It was adopted as the national song of the Republic of India in 1950.
A Patriotic Song in Urdu 🎻 – Sare Jahan Se Accha
Sara Jahan Se Accha is a patriotic song in the Urdu language by the poet Muhammad Iqbal, first published in 1904. The song is an ode to Hindustan, then composed of present day Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, and embodies a yearning for, and attachment to, the homeland. The song aspires to the concept of pluralism, and to a harmonious Hindu-Muslim culturally composite society.
Indian National Anthem 🎻 - Jana Gana Mana
It is beautiful to see this pair of ABCDs perform our Indian National Anthem. Here's Jana Gana Mana. We hope you enjoy. Great job boys!
Rochester Gujarati Diwali Dinner 2024 - Vande Mataram
HE'S ALSO AN AUTHOR
RISHABH'S DEBUT CHILDREN'S BOOK
BEING LOST TO HAVING FUN WITH THE VIOLIN!
Published September 2025
ISBN-13 979-8266717763 (paperback)
ASIN BOFSHF1KNF (Amazon Kindle ebook)
AVAILABLE AT...
- Amazon.com
- Monroe County Library System - on the shelf at East Rochester, Fairport, Henrietta and Webster. Coming soon to Penfield. Maybe at Brighton, Gates, Irondequoit, Mendon, Pittsford and Winton Branch, too.
Order your copy today on Amazon. Available as an ebook or paperback. ORDER LINKS ARE BELOW:
eBook Order Link ($2.99): https://a.co/d/fJbxxb3
Paperback Order Link ($8.40): https://a.co/d/agvVIYP
STORY HOUR SCHEDULING...
- Please contact Rishabh's parents at 585-415-6983 if you would like him to read his book, sign any purchased books, and answer any questions
STUDENT - ATHLETE, TOO
TENNIS ACCOLADES
* 9th Grade - Varsity Tennis,
NYS Scholar-Athlete Award,
Player with Highest GPA on team
* 8th Grade - Junior Varsity Tennis
PENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL has 1,397 student enrollment, grades 9-12. Each graduating class is about 350 students. Located in western NY, and a suburb of Rochester NY.
HE WORKS, TOO
WORK HISTORY
THREE part-time jobs - no joke! He started to work in the Spring of his freshman year, balancing his school work, varsity tennis, and violin auditions and performances. Great experience in not only managing a schedule, but exceeding expectations in all.
* TOWN OF PENFIELD (AT PHS POOL) *
Swim Instructor, June 2025 - present
Lifeguard, June 2025 - present
* EASTSIDE YMCA (PENFIELD, NY) *
Swim Instructor, February 2026 - present
Lifeguard, July 2025 - present (quick promotion)
Swim Instructor Aide, May 2025 - Feb 2026
* PRIVATE VIOLIN TEACHER * 🎻
(with a DBA / PENFIELD VIOLIN)
His Home Away From Home
Rishabh is a trusted and responsible worker as a Lifeguard and Swim Instructor at the Town of Penfield and the local YMCA.
ATTENTION: Elementary and Middle School Students
PRIVATE VIOLIN TUTOR (PENFIELD. NY)
Rishabh has openings to teach violin to area elementary and middle school students over Zoom or similar format. Contact his parents at 585-415-6983 (leave a message on voicemail).
Rishabh began violin in 1st grade with the Suzuki method. Of late, he learns new pieces to develop new technique and style.