VC ARTIST | Benjamin Beilman, 28 - Montreal International Violin Competition 1st Prize Winner

American violinist Benjamin Beilman is quickly building an impressive international reputation for his eloquent music making​, distinctive sound and effortless virtuosity

28-year-old American violinist Benjamin Beilman is quickly building an impressive international reputation for his eloquent music making​, distinctive sound and effortless virtuosity.

A graduate of the Music Institute of Chicago, Curtis Institute of Music and the Kronberg Academy, where he studied with Almita and Roland Vamos, Pamela Frank, Ida Kavafian and Christian Tetzlaff, Benjamin is a former 1st prize winner at the Montréal International Violin Competition and the Young Concert Artist International Auditions - and a former recipient of a prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, Avery Fisher Career Grant and a London Music Masters Award.

His recent orchestral solo debuts include performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Utah Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

Benjamin currently performs on the 1708 'Engleman' Stradivarius violin - on generous loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

VC ARTIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN | SAINT SAËNS | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN B MINOR | LEONARD SLATKIN & DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2018

VC ARTIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN & JUHO POHJONEN | SCHUBERT | FANTASY IN C MAJOR FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN | CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER | 2015

VC ARTIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN & ORION WEISS | RZEWSKI | "DEMONS" FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO | 2018

VC ARTIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN & ORION WEISS | BEETHOVEN | SONATA FOR VIOLIN & PIANO NO. 10 IN G MAJOR | 2018

VC ARTIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN | SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO | 3RD MVT | 2010 MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 1ST PRIZE | 20 YEARS OLD

VC ARTIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN | VC 20 QUESTIONS

Name: Benjamin Beilman

Violin: 1709 "Engleman" Stradivarius - on generous loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

Bow: 1820 Francois Xavier Tourte

Strings: Thomastik-Infeld PI Strings

Accessories: Kun Bravo shoulder rest  | Gewa Carbon Fiber case

Teachers: Almita and Roland Vamos | Ida Kavafian | Pamela Frank | Christian Tetzlaff

Schools: Music Institute of Chicago | Curtis Institute of Music | Kronberg Academy

Website: http://www.benjaminbeilman.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjaminbeilmanviolin/

Instagram: @benbeilman