Violinist David Bowlin’s solo and chamber performances of a wide-ranging repertoire have won him critical acclaim from the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Sun-Times, and have taken him across North America, Asia, Europe, and Russia. A passionate proponent of contemporary literature, among his dozens of premieres is Mahagoni, a violin concerto written for him by Austrian composer Alexandra Hermentin-Karastoyanova. His latest CD releases feature concerti and solo works by Luciano Berio and Huang Ruo, and upcoming releases include works by Dvořák, Shostakovich, Joan Tower, and Mario Davidovsky. Bowlin is a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Musical America’s 2014 Ensemble of the Year. He is also former member of the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber...
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Violinist David Bowlin’s solo and chamber performances of a wide-ranging repertoire have won him critical acclaim from the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Sun-Times, and have taken him across North America, Asia, Europe, and Russia. A passionate proponent of contemporary literature, among his dozens of premieres is Mahagoni, a violin concerto written for him by Austrian composer Alexandra Hermentin-Karastoyanova. His latest CD releases feature concerti and solo works by Luciano Berio and Huang Ruo, and upcoming releases include works by Dvořák, Shostakovich, Joan Tower, and Mario Davidovsky. Bowlin is a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Musical America’s 2014 Ensemble of the Year. He is also former member of the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players. His recording credits include works of over a dozen major composers for the Bridge, Naxos, Arsis, New Focus, and Mode labels. Bowlin's awards include first prize in the Washington International Competition, and the Samuel Baron Prize from Stony Brook University. He has toured with Musicians from Marlboro and has also served as guest concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the IRIS Orchestra. Bowlin currently teaches on the violin faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and has taught and performed at numerous summer festivals across the U.S., including Marlboro, Kneisel Hall, Mostly Mozart, Ojai, and Chamber Music Quad Cities, which he serves as Artistic Director. Bowlin is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University.
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