NADIR ASLAM
BAROQUE VIOLIN & VIOLA
New York-based violinist and violist Nadir Aslam has built a diverse musical career both domestically and internationally. Nadir was named one of “The Innovators” in 2016 by Musical America and was nominated by 21st Century Medicine as a 2017 POP Pick for his work as co-founder of Mount Sinai Concerts, the baroque and classical music series at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Nadir has performed with many early music groups, including La Fiocco, Grande Harmonie, Early Music Alberta, and MusicSources. He has also performed as part of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, Marin Symphony, and the United Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, along with multiple chamber music groups around the world. Committed to educational outreach, Nadir was awarded a grant from the U.S. State Department to serve as the music director of Proyecto Arte Antigua in Antigua, Guatemala for three years. He also served as guest artist and lecturer for Early Music Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. Nadir studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, earning his B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees.