Tai Murray is a distinguished violinist known for her captivating performances and deep musical interpretations. With a rich background in classical music, she has garnered acclaim for her interpretations of both traditional and contemporary works. Notably, she recently performed Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in the innovative production Conversation with Mozart, which explored the dialogue between Mozart and modern composers. Her remarkable talent was also showcased in the premiere of Wynton Marsalis's Violin Concerto at the Grant Park Festival, where she captivated audiences with her virtuosic skill. Additionally, she participated in the finale concert of the Rochester Festival, performing A Fiddler's Tale alongside the Gateways Chamber Players, further solidifying her reputation as a versatile and engaging artist. Looking ahead, Tai is set to perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in the upcoming Sedona Symphony Concert 3, promising to deliver another unforgettable experience. With her unique ability to bridge the gap between classical and contemporary music, Tai Murray continues to inspire and enchant audiences around the world.

Violinist

Pianist and Dean of Yale School of Music José García-León, violinist Tai Murray, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, double bassist Chelsea Strayer, and clarinetist David Shifrin are joined by the Yale Voxtet and the Callisto Quartet, Yale School of Music’s 2022-2024 fellowship quartet-in-residence. The program features music by Chausson, Pulitzer-prize winning faculty composer David Lang, and Yale composers Charles Ives and Quincy Porter

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Generations of Music at Yale

Carnegie Hall

Experience an evening of musical enchantment with the Symphony of Southeast Texas as they present "Symphonic Dreams." This captivating concert will feature the extraordinary talents of violinist Tai Murray, whose performances have been described as superb by The New York Times. Under the baton of Maestro Chelsea Tipton II, the orchestra will bring to life a selection of classical masterpieces, including Rossini's lively "Italian in Algiers Overture," Barber's emotive "Violin Concerto, op. 14," Mendelssohn's whimsical "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," and Mozart's dramatic "Symphony No. 40 in G minor."

Tai Murray, a distinguished artist known for her technical brilliance and expressive playing, will be the guest soloist. Her career highlights include performances with leading ensembles such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Symphony Orchestra. Murray's profound musicality and elegant style have earned her accolades worldwide, and her dedication to contemporary works further showcases her versatility.

The concert promises to be a memorable journey through some of the most beloved works in the classical repertoire, offering a rich tapestry of sounds and emotions. The Symphony of Southeast Texas, with its long-standing tradition of enchanting audiences since 1953, continues to uphold its reputation for delivering exceptional musical experiences.

Symphonic Dreams

Julie Rogers Theatre

Following a heartfelt violin sonata by Schumann (who adored Bach), the East Coast Chamber Orchestra’s extraordinary ensemble offers a contemporary work inspired by Bach's stunning Chaconne, “one epic movement ... that would define string playing forever after.” Finally, with a rollicking set of variations on a Baroque dance theme, you’ll see why the New York Times declared, "ECCO delivers performances that are nothing short of electrifying." 

Program IV: Virtuosity

University of Southern Maine

The East Coast Chamber Orchestra’s PCMF debut in 2022 drew raves from audiences: “The energy and artistry was astounding!” “Such virtuosic performances, and such wit and joy!” Well, they’re back, bringing with them Handmade Universe, a brand new work by Grammy-nominated composer Vijay Iyer that blends jazz harmonies with intricate orchestrations. A playful flourish of a string trio and a breathtaking arrangement of Bach's stunning Chaconne open the program, and the youthful vigor of Mendelssohn’s delightful Octet, written when he was just 16, brings the evening to a ravishing close.

Program III: Universal Resonance

Programs and artists are subject to change without notice. The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival follows all health and safety protocols required by Yale University.

Concerto Night!

Yale School of Music

Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale Suite and Wynton Marsalis’s A Fiddler’s Tale featuring Tai Murray, violin, and special guest Phylicia Rashad, narrator.

Opening Concert: Gateways Chamber Players

Northwestern University

Hersh has put together a wonderfully exciting and energetic program for our April Classics concert. This program opens with Louise Farrenc’s lyrical and spirited Symphony No. 3. Then we will explore J. S. Bach’s “Little Fugue” in G minor with an arrangement by Music Director Hersh himself. We’ll close out the evening with Mendelssohn’s uplifting and energetic Violin Concerto in E minor featuring Tai Murray. This concerto remains among the world’s most prominent and highly regarded violin concertos in history.

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

Gallo Center for the Arts

Modesto Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

An all-star lineup of leading musicians comes together to perform two iconic works: Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale Suite and Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale.

Gateways Chamber Players: A Fiddler’s Tale

Kennedy Center

Two singular composers tell the tale of a fiddler’s Faustian bargain and musical duel with the devil. The suite from L’histoire du soldat is one of Stravinsky’s most memorable chamber works, retaining the stylistic range, dance elements, and expert instrumentation of his larger-scale compositions. In Wynton Marsalis’s re-imagining, A Fiddler’s Tale, he takes Stravinsky’s early jazz ingredients even further, melding jazz and classical idioms together with an updated narrative—here performed by special guest Phylicia Rashad and conducted by longtime Marsalis collaborator Damien Sneed. Hear both works performed by outstanding members of the acclaimed Gateways Music Festival.

Gateways Chamber Players

Eastman Presents features the Rochester Festival’s finale concert with the Gateways Chamber Players performing Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale Suite and Wynton Marsalis’s A Fiddler’s Tale featuring Tai Murray, violin, and special guest Phylicia Rashad, narrator.

Finale Concert: Gateways Chamber Players

University of Rochester

Do you love the sound of the violin? Whether you're a player or a devotée of great violin playing, Chicago-native and Festival soloist Tai Murray will take you deep into the mysteries of this soulful instrument as she provides expert instruction to young musicians.

Visiting Masters - Violin

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Guest conductor Ludovic Morlot takes the reins of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus for a feast of choral masterpieces, including the achingly beautiful Ave verum corpus by Mozart, the evocative setting of the hymn Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré, and the spellbinding Gloria of Francis Poulenc. Also on the program, violin virtuoso and Chicago native Tai Murray plays the Festival premiere of the Violin Concerto by New Orleans jazz legend Wynton Marsalis. The Festival also welcomes the debut of another New Orleans native, soprano Lindsey Reynolds.

Marsalis Violin Concerto

Millennium Park

Imagine as an aspiring tennis pro, you get an hour on the court with Venus Williams or Rafael Nadal. Or, as an early career golf talent, hitting the links with Tiger Woods? x2 is the classical music version of this dream – realized before a live audience. This unique series features our Academy Artists paired with the brilliant 2023 fellows – the energy is explosive as emerging talents dance with legends.

x2: Brahms Piano Quartet

Music Academy of the West

Our masterclasses give audiences a glimpse into our fellows’ journey to classical greatness. It’s an opportunity to observe a one-on-one teaching session between teaching artist and fellow.

Violin Masterclasses

We are pleased to present, Carlos Simon as part of the Pasadena Symphony’s annual Composers Showcase, featuring works by both emerging and established contemporary composers at each concert.

American In Paris

Ambassador Auditorium

Renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä interprets music of Finland’s greatest musical export, Jean Sibelius. Full of soaring, majestic melodies, Sibelius’s First Symphony was his most lushly romantic, and is often called the greatest ‘First’ of any composer in music history. Vänskä also shares music from one of Finland’s most outstanding contemporary composers, Lotta Wennäkoski. Dvořák’s delightful Violin Concerto is steeped in the spirited folk-dance traditions of his Bohemian homeland, and superb violinist Tai Murray (“technically flawless…vivacious and scintillating,” Muso Magazine) draws out every vibrant phrase.

Dvořák Violin Concerto & Sibelius 1

Jones Hall

Mozart’s phrases often seem to take on a question-and-answer format, as if he is scripting musical conversations. Composer Petér Eötvös created his Dialog mit Mozart in 2014; throughout the piece, he engages in a dialectic exploration of tunes by his renowned predecessor. Violinist Tai Murray takes the stage to perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in a program crowned by Schubert’s Symphony No. 4, the “Tragic,” composed at age nineteen but unheard until decades later.

Conversation with Mozart

Von Braun Center

Join us for an evening of classical favorites, opening with Tchaikovsky’s one-and-only Violin Concerto, performed by internationally-celebrated soloist, Tai Murray.
Rounding out the evening is Beethoven’s ever-popular Symphony No. 7, which new and seasoned classical fans alike may recognize from Hollywood films “Mr. Holland’s Opus”, “The King’s Speech”, and “X-Men: Apocalypse”.

Blockbuster Classical

Bear Valley Music Festival

Sedona Symphony Concert 3

Sedona Symphony

Tai Murray, violin

Yale University

Completing this season’s three-part exploration of tragic lovers Romeo and Juliet is Leonard Bernstein’s suite of Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, overflowing with familiar tunes such as “Somewhere,” “Cool,” and “Maria.” Bernstein opens the program as well when violinist Tai Murray takes the stage with his Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium), which the composer referred to as “a series of related statements in praise of love.” Finally, Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin — which describes a game of thievery and seduction that goes awry — was once banned from performance on moral grounds. Stefan Asbury conducts this program of vibrant stories set to music.

Tai Murray

Violinist

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 2, 2025

Sedona Symphony Concert 3 · Sedona Symphony

Mar 30, 2025

Tai Murray, violin · Yale School of Music

30 - 31 May, 2025

Bernstein & Bartók · Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Dec 4, 2024

Generations of Music at Yale · Yale School of Music

Nov 16, 2024

Symphonic Dreams · Symphony of Southeast Texas

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in L'Histoire du soldat by Stravinsky

Gateways Music Festival

Violin in Violin Concerto No. 3 by Mozart

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Violin Concerto No. 5 by Mozart

Sedona Symphony

Violin in Violin Concerto by Marsalis

Grant Park Music Festival

Violin in A Fiddler’s Tale by Marsalis

Gateways Music Festival

Violin in Capriccio No. 1 in D Minor for Three Violins by Hermann

Portland Chamber Music Festival

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