Born in Baissour, Lebanon, Ribal moved to Salzburg, Austria at the age 17 to study at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. He later moved to Vienna to study at the University for Music and Performing Arts, where he got his Masters degree in arts with distinction.
Ribal Molaeb was assigned as the artistic director of ''SUMITO'’ art and music association in Switzerland.
He is the president of the "Molaeb Art Museum" and the founder of ''Molaeb Festival For Chamber Music And Fine Arts'' since 2015. He currently lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland.
Before his first solo exhibition at Galerie Janine Rubeiz in Beirut, Ribal Molaeb's oil paintings has been exhibited and purchased in Amsterdam, Zürich and Vienna.
He learned his craft from his father artist Jamil Molaeb before moving to Austria at age 17 where he continued on his own.
Ribal Molaeb performed several solo viola recitals in different venues around Europe. But most significantly he performed twice at the prestigious Musikverein in Vienna.
His CD Album „My Years in Vienna“ 2010-2018 features Brahms and Hindemith viola sonatas as well as his own compositions.
He was as well assigned artistic director at the "Salon Musical de l'association Wagner”.
He is a member of Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra since 2010.
His career carried him to perform in the most prestigious halls of Europe, China, North & South America.