Matthew Lipman

American violist Matthew Lipman has been praised by the New York Times for his “rich tone and elegant phrasing,” and by the Chicago Tribune for a “splendid technique and musical sensitivity.” Lipman has come to be relied on as one of the leading players of his generation as both a soloist and chamber musician.

Highlights of recent seasons include appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, and Academy of St Martin in the Fields. His recent debuts include at the Aspen Music Festival, Seoul’s Kumho Art Hall, Wigmore Hall, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and in recital at Carnegie Hall.

Ascent, his 2019 release by Cedille Records, was celebrated by The Strad as a “most impressive” debut album while Lipman is praised for his “authoritative phrasing and attractive sound.” The album marks the first recording of the discovered work by Shostakovich, Impromptu for viola and piano and of Clarice Assad’s Metamorfose for viola and piano, commissioned for this recording.

Named the 2019 Artist-in-Residence for the American Viola Society, Lipman has been featured on WFMT Chicago’s list “30 Under 30” of the world’s top classical musicians. He was featured on the second season of PBS’s ‘Now Hear This’ performing Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata, and performs regularly on tour and at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and at a variety of international music festivals.