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Ruggero Gerlin (5 January 1899 – 17 June 1983) was an Italian harpsichordist.
Born in Venice, [ citation needed] Gerlin studied the piano at the Milan Conservatory [ citation needed] then moved to Paris in 1920[ citation needed] to study harpsichord with Wanda Landowska.[ citation needed]
He continued to work with her until 1940,[ citation needed] particularly during concerts with two harpsichords.[ citation needed] He returned to Italy in 1941[ citation needed] to become a harpsichord teacher at the Music Conservatories of Naples.[ citation needed] He also led master classes at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena.[ citation needed] Among his many students were Huguette Dreyfus, Kenneth Gilbert and Blandine Verlet.[ citation needed]
He performed in many concerts and for many harpsichord recordings,[ citation needed] including the complete works of François Couperin, Louis Couperin [1] and Jean-Philippe Rameau. He was also responsible for the publication of works by Alessandro Scarlatti, Benedetto Marcello, etc.[ citation needed]