Vadim Gluzman

Born in the former Soviet Union, Vadim Gluzman spent most of his childhood in Riga, Latvia. His father is a conductor and clarinet player, and his mother a musicologist. Gluzman began violin studies at age 7.{{cite news | author=Jessica Duchen | author-link=Jessica Duchen | title=Vadim Gluzman, the Accidental Virtuoso | url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/music/47849/vadim-gluzman-the-accidental-virtuoso | work=The Jewish Chronicle Online | date=14 April 2011 | access-date=19 July 2012}}{{cite web |access-date=19 July 2012|url=http://www.vadimgluzman.com/statics/biography--2|title=Vadim Gluzman: Biography|publisher=Vadim Gluzman }} He studied with Roman Šnē in Latvia and Zakhar Bron in Russia. In 1990, his family moved to Israel, where he became a student of Yair Kless. He also met Isaac Stern who became an important mentor.{{cite web | author=Laurie Niles | access-date=7 August 2014 | url=http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/200911/10686/ | title=Violinist.com interview with Vadim Gluzman |publisher=Violinist.com | date=25 November 2009}}

In the United States, Gluzman's teachers were Arkady Fomin and, at the Juilliard School, Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki. Early in his career, Gluzman enjoyed the encouragement and support of Isaac Stern. In 1994, he received the Henryk Szeryng Foundation Career Award.

Gluzman plays a 1690 Stradivarius violin known as the "Ex-Leopold Auer" (after its previous owner, Hungarian violinist Leopold Auer). It is on extended loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

Vadim Gluzman has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras including Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and NHK Symphony. He has recorded or performed live the premieres of works by Giya Kancheli, Peteris Vasks, Lera Auerbach (24 Preludes, recorded on BIS),{{cite web|title= Auerbach: 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano|url= http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/BIS/BISCD1242|publisher= Presto Classical|access-date= 18 August 2014}} and Sofia Gubaidulina. Gluzman also serves as the Creative Partner and Principal Guest Artist for ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite web |title=The Orchestra |url=https://promusicacolumbus.org/about/musicians/ |website=ProMusica Chamber Orchestra |access-date=18 February 2019}} He serves on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.{{Cite web|url=https://peabody.jhu.edu/academics/instruments-areas-of-study/strings/violin/|title = Violin | Peabody Institute}} In 2005, he was a soloist with the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. {{Cite web |title=Notable Events and Performers |url=https://naumburgconcerts.org/notable-events-and-performers |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Naumburg Orchestral Concerts |language=en-US}}

His recording of Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 (BIS) was awarded a Diapason d'Or in 2011.{{cite web|title= Vadim Gluzman wins a Diapason d'Or de l'Année|url=http://www.barrettvantage.com/artist.php?id=vgluzman&aview=news&nid=2586|date=28 November 2011|publisher=Barrett Vantage Artists |access-date= 21 August 2014}}

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• [http://www.vadimgluzman.com Official Vadim Gluzman site]
• [http://www.thejc.com/arts/music/47849/vadim-gluzman-the-accidental-virtuoso Jewish Chronicle On-Line]
• [https://www.classicpoint.net/de/interviews/258-vadim-gluzman Interview in german with Vadim Gluzman]

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