Oliver Neubauer

“grippingly precise and gleaming.”

– SF Classical Voice

Praised for his uniquely beautiful playing and his vivid and mature artistry, violinist Oliver Neubauer is swiftly establishing himself as a distinctive and compelling presence on the international classical music scene. Winner of the 2023 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Oliver is an inaugural YCA Jacobs Fellow and is managed worldwide by Young Concert Artists. He is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s prestigious Bowers Program.

Following his acclaimed debuts at New York’s Merkin Hall and Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center – “a nuanced, profound interpretation of [the Bartók Solo Sonata]” (Washington Classical Review) – and first performances at London’s Wigmore Hall – “the playing was bright, clean, and characterful” (The Strad) – Oliver’s 2025–26 season included his Carnegie Hall recital debut in Weill Hall as recipient of the Juilliard School’s 2024 Gershen Cohen Award. This recital, featuring a distinctive all-French program and including a unique dance collaboration with Pierre Boulez’s Anthèmes I, is emblematic of his commitment to creative and personal programming. Other highlights included his concerto debuts with the Brevard Philharmonic and the Kennett Symphony, tours around the U.S. with both YCA on Tour and Musicians from Marlboro, appearances at the Kronberg Academy’s Casals Forum, and performances in France and elsewhere in Europe as a newly named laureate of the Fondation Gautier Capuçon.

During the 2026–27 season, Oliver will appear as soloist in Haydn’s Violin Concerto in C Major with the Kansas City Symphony under the baton of Jeannette Sorrell, Beethoven’s monumental Violin Concerto with the Columbus Symphony (GA), and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with the Music Guild at St. Matthew’s in Pacific Palisades, California. The season also features a number of recital appearances, including engagements with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., Matinée Musicale in Cincinnati, the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, DYNAMIKfest in Chicago, and performances across the United States with YCA on Tour.

In past seasons, Oliver has performed at leading festivals and series including the Marlboro Music Festival, Music@Menlo, Verbier Festival Academy, Four Seasons Workshop, Palm Beach Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Northwest, Parlance Chamber Concerts, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Music from Angel Fire, Summerfest La Jolla, Bravo! Vail, Chamber Music Sedona, the Rolandseck Festival (Bad Honnef, Germany), the Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, Apex Concerts, Mostly Music, Music in the Vineyards, Art in Avila in Curaçao, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has appeared in venues including Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, as well as Symphony Space, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, and Wigmore Hall.

A passionate chamber musician from a young age, Oliver first attended Music@Menlo at age twelve, performing Mozart’s E-flat Piano Quartet, an experience that sparked a deep passion for chamber music that remains with him to this day. Coming from a musical home, Oliver performs frequently with his father Paul Neubauer, mother Kerry McDermott, and sister Clara Neubauer. He has also collaborated with many esteemed artists, including Itzhak Perlman, Sir András Schiff, Gidon Kremer, Mihaela Martin, Carter Brey, Fred Sherry, Torleif Thedéen, Shai Wosner, Enrico Pace, Jason Vieaux, and the Dover Quartet.

As a soloist, Oliver has appeared with the Brevard Philharmonic, Brandywine Valley Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, the Delaware Symphony, Springfield Symphony, the Sound Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Juilliard AXIOM Ensemble, and the Symphony of Westchester, among others. Oliver received the Prix de l’APCAV award at the 2023 Verbier Festival Academy, first prize in the 2023 Hellam Young Artists Competition, third prize in the 2023 ArsClassica International Competition, and the Gold Award at the 2018 National YoungArts Competition. His Young Concert Artists win also included performance prizes from the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, Sunday Musicale (NJ), and the Stissing Center.

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YCA represents violinist Oliver Neubauer for worldwide engagements. Please contact us for more information.