Violinist Brian Fox is based in New York City and enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral performer.  Originally from University Place, Washington, he currently performs with ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and in Wicked and Aladdin on Broadway.  He was a member of the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas in Miami, Florida, where he performed as concertmaster and soloist and was twice winner of the annual concerto competition. Brian’s performances have been praised by the Miami Herald and the South Florida Classical Review as “touchingly expressive”, “remarkable”, “scrupulously musical” and “fully seasoned”.

Prior to his tenure in Miami, Brian was a member of La Orquestra Comunidad de Valencia (OCV), Reina Sofia (Spain) at the invitation of Music Director Lorin Maazel. Brian worked with maestros Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Placido Domingo and toured internationally with the OCV. Many live performances with the OCV were released to international acclaim on the Naxos label, most recently Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen. Brian’s recording credits are varied, ranging from the solo albums of tenor Juan Diego Florez to Alicia Keys’ triple platinum R&B hit “As I Am” and Alan Menken’s score for the movie Mirror Mirror.

Brian received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance from the Manhattan School of Music. Additionally, he spent six summers as the Aspen Music Festival performing as concertmaster in the Aspen Concert Orchestra and assistant concertmaster of the Aspen Chamber Symphony. He has also appeared at the Tanglewood Music Center, Yellow Barn, Taos, Crested Butte, and Bellingham Music Festivals and as concertmaster of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra.

Brian performs on a violin by Samuel Zygmuntowicz and his bows are crafted by Charles Espey.