BIOGRAPHY

Canadian violinist Aaron Schwebel has performed throughout the world in various musical roles. Based in his native Toronto, Aaron currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. As a guest concertmaster, Aaron has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Les Violons Du Roy, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Aaron also directs Echo Chamber, a performance series he founded in 2018 that merges chamber music and contemporary dance.

 

Aaron has performed as a soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Lanaudiere, Esprit Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic, Canadian Opera Company, the National Ballet of Canada, Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, and the Kindred Spirits Orchestra. An active chamber music performer, he is a founding member of the Rosebud String Quartet and the LARK Ensemble, and appears regularly at summer chamber music festivals around Canada, including Toronto Summer Music, Ottawa Chamberfest, Music by the Sea in Bamfield, BC, Stratford Summer Music Festival, and the Rosebud Chamber Music Festival. Aaron has been on faculty at the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Toronto Summer Music, Interprovincial Music Camp, and Festival Del Lago in Ajijic, Mexico, and has led masterclasses at the University of Toronto, Glenn Gould School Taylor Academy, Mount Allison University, and MacEwan University. 

 

Aaron did his studies at McGill University and Indiana University with teachers Jonathan Crow, Yaela Hertz, Mauricio Fuks, and Andre Roy. As a student, Aaron was a member of the Roddick String Quartet, representing Canada at the 2009 London International String Quartet Competition, and the Kuttner Quartet at Indiana University. Upon graduation from McGill, Aaron was awarded the Schulich School of Music’s Golden Violin Award.