Benjamin Bowman

Benjamin Bowman

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.

Productions/Films/Recordings

OTHER PERFORMANCES

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009) - Kitchener, ON

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009) - Toronto, ON

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009)- Belleville, ON

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009) - Ottawa, ON

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009) - Peterborough, ON

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009) - Prince Albert, SK

Songbook with Sarah Slean (2009) - Sherwood Park, AB

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Brantford, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Oakville, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Markham, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Kingston, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Toronto, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - St. Catharines, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Kitchener, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - North Bay, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Brampton, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Belleville, ON

Songbook 2: Steven Page (2010) - Barrie, ON

Madeleine Peyroux (2014) - St. Catharines, ON

Madeleine Peyroux (2014) - Kingston, ON

Madeleine Peyroux (2014) - Burlington, ON

Brent Carver (2017) - Toronto, ON

Brent Carver (2017) - Vancouver, BC

Brent Carver (2017) - Stratford, ON

…Hosted by Glenn Gould (2019) - Rockport, MA

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