William Knuth, violinist, has earned recognition for his artistry as a solo and chamber musician. William recently commenced his MM degree at the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo Quartet. He previously holds a BM in violin with a minor in German from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester where he was a student of Lynn Blakeslee.

Mr. Knuth has recently returned to the United States after spending two years as a US Fulbright grantee to Austria studying the “Viennese Musical Tradition” and the music of 20th century Austria at the Vienna Universitat fur Musik und darstellende Kunst. In Vienna, William was a student of Ernst Kovacic. He was a featured performer multiple times for the American Ambassador to Austria and the Austrian Federal Minister of Culture, members of the United Nations Council, and the American Ambassador to Germany in Berlin.

William has participated in various international festivals and academies including the Internationale Sommer Akademie Prague-Vienna- Budapest, the IMPULS New Music Ensemble Akademie with the Vienna Klangforum Orchestra, the Juilliard International Akademie at the Hochschule fur Musik in Leipzig, Germany, the Chenango Music Festival, and the Musicorda International Music Festival. Mr. Knuth has traveled and performed in Europe at notable venues such as the Vienna’s Bösendorfer-Saal, the Mendelssohn-Saal at the Mendelssohn-Haus in Leipzig, the Minoriten-Saal, the Panhans-Saal, and the Berliner Ensemble in Berlin. Recent concerts in the US have included performances in Boston’s Jordan Hall, guest appearances with the Syracuse Symphony, the Boston International Guitarfest, and ensemble work with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Discovery Ensemble, June in Buffalo festival, and the Ojai Festival as a member of Signal-Ensemble working with Steve Reich and Brad Lubman.