Ben Russell

Violinist from United States of America

Ben Russell is an American violinist, vocalist and composer, born in San Diego, California. He studied violin performance at Biola University and the Amsterdam Conservatory, and earned his master's degree from the New England Conservatory. In 2005 he won the Principal Second Violin chair of the Portland Symphony Orchestra in Maine, a position he held for eight years, and in 2006 he co-founded the Bryant Park Quartet, a string quartet dedicated to teaching chamber music to high school and college students. Since 2008 he has been a member of ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble), and he has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Talea, A Far Cry, the Wordless Music Orchestra and the Mark Morris Dance Group. He has toured and recorded with Max Richter, notably on Sleep and From Sleep, as well as with Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, The National and Blonde Redhead, and has shared the stage with Björk, Jonny Greenwood and Paul McCartney. In 2012 he released a self-titled solo album of original music for violin and voice, and he co-created the group Founders, which blends classical and folk music with original songs. Source: Rondo DB

Usual Name Ben Russell
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Title Subname Catalogue Key Year Type

From Sleep

2015-09-04

Deutsche Grammophon (DG)