Acclaimed violinist, Emil Altschuler, performs with incredible technique, magnificent expression and a profound artistry across a wide-ranging repertoire. The Boston Globe writes “top notch” of Altschuler’s performance. The Strad praises “Passion and portamento from a young American violinist”, and The Whole Note writes “There’s a decidedly old-style feel to…very reminiscent of Heifetz.” Erick Friedman, master violinist and protégé of the legendary Jascha Heifetz, wrote “…a truly outstanding violinist of his generation…and sound and accuracy of intonation that are truly extraordinary.”

He received his Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School where he studied with Dorothy DeLay and Naoko Tanaka, and his Masters of Music from The Yale School of Music, studying under Erick Friedman.

His brilliant technique and vigorous performances received energetic ovations in venues such as Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Helen Von Ammon’s Emerging Artist Series, The Aspen Music Festival, and Italy’s Castello di Galeazza. As a featured soloist, he has appeared with the Aspen Young Artist’s Orchestra, the Binghamton Philharmonic, Binghamton University Chamber Orchestra, the Parkway Concert Orchestra and the Harvard Summer School Orchestra. This past season, he performed ‘Tzigane’ by Ravel with the Lincoln-Sudbury Civic Orchestra.

Mr. Altschuler maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician. Most recently, he was invited by Max Hobart, conductor of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, to serve as concertmaster. Emil also performs recitals, reviving the old-style virtuoso program that helped popularize Paganini, Kreisler and Heifetz including concerti, showpieces, transcriptions and sonatas. His programs are varied and entertaining showing the brilliance, versatility and popularity of the instrument. Emil has collaborated with pianists Thomas Pandolfi, Marvin Wolfthal and Alice Xu.

He also champions contemporary music by Eberhard Klemmstein, Karel Husa, Martin Boykan among others, and has collaborated on the Tufts Composers and Faculty concerts. This season, he is selected to perform a Mental Health Awareness Concert, to raise sensitivity and attention to mental health in the community, on the Tufts Performance Faculty Recital Series featuring music by Prof. Eberhard Klemmstein’s (director of the Music Institute, Erlangen) ‘Violin Sonata No.3’ and Prof. John McDonald’s response to it called ‘Restorative Material’. He has also collaborated with Belgian guitarist and string faculty at New England Conservatory, Jérôme Mouffe, in the AM Duo interpreting Spanish, Tango, and contemporary works alongside classical masterpieces.

Extensively involved in music education, he has served at New England Conservatory as Head of Strings for the Festival Youth Orchestra, chamber music coach at the School of Continuing Education and Preparatory School, and instructor at Northeastern University. He is also an instructor at Community Music at Tufts University as well as violin coach for the Tufts Youth Philharmonic. In 2017, he was invited to be on artist faculty at InterHarmony, in Bavaria, where he performed the Beethoven Concerto with pianist, Dr. Chenny Gan.

In 2019, he founded and launched the Altschuler Summer Music Institute (ASMI), a highly successful international festival in Rimini, Italy. It welcomes amateurs, students and professionals alike, offering private lessons, masterclasses chamber ensembles and orchestra with world renowned faculty. The musicians bring an enthusiastic, focused and friendly attitude intent on improving their art. Students perform masterpieces of the past as well as contemporary works in historic venues in the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions.

His debut album “Emil Altschuler – Violin”, was arranged with his brother Josiah Altschuler, with a gypsy jazz style guitar accompaniment. He is also a featured artist on Josiah Altschuler’s debut album ‘Murder Ballads and Love Songs for Cello and Voice.’ Mr.Altschuler also recorded “Diablo y Tango” with guitar, which included works by de Falla and Piazzolla, and he was selected by renowned author and violin pedagogue Janice Tucker Rhoda to record ‘The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner’ Books 1 and 3, published by Carl Fischer Music.

Mr. Altschuler’s latest live recording with Thomas Pandolfi was featured on NPR from the Honest Brook Music Festival. He also recently recorded a contemporary unaccompanied Partita by Christopher Marinuzzi and an album with pianist Keunyoung Sun, including Falla, Ravel, Albeniz, Poulenc, Bartok featuring brilliant works for violin & piano. This recording has been broadcast on NPR, HJCK in Bogotá, Colombia and on MDR KLASSIK in Halle, Germany. This season, he will be recording Eberhard Klemmstein’s Violin Sonata No.3.

He also maintains an active private studio in Boston, MA. For more information, visit www.emilaltschuler.com.