Owen Dalby

Praised as “dazzling” (New York Times) and “a fearless and inquisitive violinist” (San Francisco Classical Voice), OWEN DALBY is hailed for his gripping interpretations of music from across the stylistic spectrum. He is a co-founding Artistic Director of The Declassified, New York City’s trail-blazing society of virtuoso chamber musicians, arts advocates, and educators. Based in Manhattan, Owen’s varied career involves solo performances at Lincoln Center, and regular appearances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Princeton Symphony, Ensemble ACJW, and the Metropolis Ensemble.  He can also be heard on baroque violin with Four Nations Ensemble, Clarion Music Society, and Trinity Wall Street’s Baroque Orchestra and Choir. Owen is regularly invited to perform chamber music at international festivals from Hamburg to Honolulu, and from Iceland to Mumbai. His chamber collaborators have included Daniel Hope, Dawn Upshaw, the Persian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor, and Simon Rattle. Owen is a native of Berkeley, California and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale.