1. Benjamin Walter Bowman was born on September 20,1979 and is an American-Canadian violinist.
12 Facts About Benjamin Bowman
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Benjamin Bowman was Grammy-nominated in 2016 for his recording with the ARC Ensemble 'Chamber Works of Jerzy Fitelberg' on the Chandos label.
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Benjamin Bowman has performed to critical acclaim throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
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Benjamin Bowman is a member or frequent guest artist for leading chamber music ensembles internationally, including the twice Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble, Art of Time Ensemble, and Leondari Ensemble.
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Benjamin Bowman was featured on the 2013 Juno-winning album Levant and the 2011 Juno-nominated disc Armenian Chamber Music with the Amici Chamber Ensemble.
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Benjamin Bowman is an ensemble member of Orchestra of St Luke's.
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Benjamin Bowman's performances have been recorded for radio broadcast in Canada with the CBC, in the USA, the UK, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Korea.
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Benjamin Bowman's discography includes recent solo and chamber-music releases on the RCA Red Seal, ATMA Classique, and Innova labels.
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Benjamin Bowman received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Bowman moved to Brandon, Manitoba, in 1981 where he started studying violin at the age of five.
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Benjamin Bowman studied with violinist Francis Chaplin from the age of nine until Chaplin's death in December 1993.
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At the age of 17 Benjamin Bowman was invited to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied with Aaron Rosand.