Violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley joins Curtis visiting faculty

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Curtis Institute of Music has announced the appointment of violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley as the school’s first visiting faculty member, starting in autumn 2025.

In this role, he will visit for one residency each semester and mentor Curtis’ students. The appointment follows a recent announcement in November 2024 that the Rosamunde Quartet had joined Curtis Artist Management, the school’s full-service, bespoke management and worldwide representation for a roster of alumni and faculty of Curtis Institute of Music.

’I am thrilled to take on a new role as visiting violin faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music,’ said Bendix-Balgley. ’My connection to Curtis has grown because of the Rosamunde Quartet: My colleagues in the quartet are all Curtis alumni and we are represented by Curtis Artist Management.

’With this new teaching position, I look forward to deepening my own relationship with this extraordinary school. I can’t wait to work with the talented young violinists at Curtis!’

Bendix-Balgley has been first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2014. He previously served as concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 2011. Bendix-Balgley has toured internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and is a renowned performer of traditional klezmer music.

He is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the Munich University of Music. His principal mentors were Mauricio Fuks, Christoph Poppen, and Ana Chumachenco.

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