Benjamin Bowman
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Bowman in December 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Benjamin Walter Bowman |
| Born |
20 September 1979 Urbana, Illinois, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Labels | CHANDOS, ATMA Classique, RCA Red Seal Records, Innova |
| Website | www |
Benjamin Bowman (born September 20, 1979) is an American Canadian violinist. Benjamin Bowman has performed to critical acclaim throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Benjamin is very active and engaged as a chamber musician and soloist; he is a member or frequent guest artist for leading chamber music ensembles internationally, including the twice Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory of Music), Art Of Time Ensemble, and Leondari Ensemble. Benjamin was featured on the 2013 Juno-winning album 'Levant' and the 2011 Juno-nominated disc 'Armenian Chamber Music' with the Amici Chamber Ensemble. Other collaborative work includes extensive immersion in contemporary/new music, improvisation, and performance with singer/songwriters. Benjamin is the concertmaster of the American Ballet Theatre orchestra (as of October 2014).
Bowman's performances have been recorded for radio broadcast in Canada with the CBC, in the USA, the UK, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Korea. His discography includes recent solo and chamber-music releases on the 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. In his spare time, he also composes and arranges music, and writes electronic music as a hobby.
Benjamin Bowman was born in Urbana, Illinois, on September 20, 1979. He moved to Brandon, Manitoba in 1981 where he started studying violin at the age of five. Notably, Bowman studied with violinist Francis Chaplin from the age of nine until Chaplin's death in December 1993. Bowman then pursued his studies at Juilliard Pre-College under the tutelage of Sally Thomas for one year before moving to Toronto to study with violinist/conductor David Zafer. At the age of 17 Bowman was invited to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied with Aaron Rosand.
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