Vadim Gluzman

Vadim Gluzman is universally recognized among today’s top performing artists, breathing new life and passion into the golden era of 19th and 20th-century violin traditions. The Israeli violinist regularly collaborates with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, including Tugan Sokhiev with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Orchestre de Paris; Neeme Järvi with the Chicago Symphony and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Riccardo Chailly with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gewandhaus Orchestra, and Gothenburg Symphony; and with the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Hannu Lintu and Mikhail Jurowski. He also performs at renowned festivals such as Ravinia, Tanglewood, Grant Park, Colmar, and the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, which he founded in 2011.

Highlights of the 2023/24 season include performances with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Juraj Valcuha, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Poga, the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Sakari Oramo, the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali, and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Sanderling. Additionally, he has projects with the Hamburg State Ballet alongside Angela Yoffe and Ani Aznavoorian, and concerts with his duo partner Evgeny Sinaiski. Gluzman continues to lead performances with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio, where he serves as Creative Partner and Principal Guest Artist.

Gluzman has premiered works by composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina, Moritz Eggert, Giya Kancheli, Elena Firsova, Pēteris Vasks, Michael Daugherty, and Lera Auerbach. This season, he will perform the European premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Third Violin Concerto with the HR Radio Orchestra Frankfurt. His extensive discography has earned numerous accolades, including the Diapason d’Or of the Year, Gramophone’s Editor’s Choice, Classica magazine’s Choc de Classica award, and Disc of the Month by The Strad, BBC Music Magazine, and ClassicFM.

Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Peabody Conservatory, where he teaches a selected group of young violinists, Gluzman performs on the legendary 1690 ‘ex-Leopold Auer’ Stradivari, on extended loan through the Stradivari Society of Chicago. Born in the former Soviet Union in 1973, Gluzman began violin studies at age 7. He studied with Roman Sne in Latvia and Zakhar Bron in Russia before moving to Israel in 1990, where he became a student of Yair Kless. In the United States, he studied with Arkady Fomin in Dallas and at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki.

Vadim Gluzman has collaborated with numerous renowned orchestras and conductors worldwide, including Tugan Sokhiev with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Orchestre de Paris, as well as Riccardo Chailly with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. His festival appearances include Ravinia, Tanglewood, and the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, which he co-founded. Highlights of his recent season include performances with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, among others. Gluzman also premieres contemporary works, such as Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Third Violin Concerto. 

For more information, visit his official website..