Robin Ryczek is a cellist, author, and cultural strategist whose work lives at the intersection of music, human rights, and storytelling. For over a decade, she has moved between concert stages and conflict zones --- from touring with Jethro Tull to building Afghanistan's national music institute and Rock School Kabul, from producing concerts at the Sydney Opera House to supporting artists during and after the fall of Kabul.

Trained at Interlochen, Indiana University, and the New England Conservatory, Robin has performed at Newport Folk Festival, Kennedy Center, Preservation Hall, and the Mogadishu Music Festival. Her forthcoming storybook The Adventures of Bunny, featuring hand-painted miniatures by Afghan artist Kaihan Hamidi, was created for her students and communities across Afghanistan and has grown into a larger exploration of hope, identity, and belonging.

Robin speaks on music, human rights, and education at institutions including SXSW, the House of Parliament, Georgetown University, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. Her current work explores the hidden histories of female musicians along the Silk Road, and she is reconstructing her relationship with music through an architecture of silence, sound, and listening.