benjamin bowman, violin

FAST FACTS

• The concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera

• Extensive immersion in contemporary music, improvisation and performance with singers/songwriters

• Member of Orchestra of St. Luke’s

American-Canadian violinist Benjamin Bowman is the Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera. He is a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and until 2017 he was also Concertmaster of the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra.

Benjamin is very active and engaged as a chamber musician, recitalist and soloist. He regularly performs in concerts and festivals in Europe and North America. He was nominated for a 2017 Grammy for his recording with the ARC (Artists of the Royal Conservatory) Ensemble (‘The Chamber Works of Jerzy Fitelberg’) and was also featured on the 2013 Juno-winning album ‘Levant’ with the Amici Chamber Ensemble. Other collaborative work includes extensive immersion in contemporary music, improvisation and performance with singer/songwriters. His discography includes recent solo and chamber-music releases on the CHANDOS, Sony Masterworks/RCA Red Seal, ATMA Classique, and Innova labels.

Bowman received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.  Benjamin plays a very fine Nicolò Bergonzi from Cremona, ca 1780.