
ERIC GRATZ
FEATURED VIDEO
"Spellbinding . . . a disciplined musician beyond his years"
~San Antonio Express-News
BIOGRAPHY

Since his concerto debuts at the age of 14 in the United States, Spain, and Portugal, American violinist Eric Gratz has been celebrated as an exciting performer, known for his daring musical interpretations and impressive stylistic versatility. Equally desired as soloist, concertmaster, chamber musician, and teacher, he maintains a varied schedule that has taken him to four continents, performing in the world’s great concert halls with leading musicians of our time.
In 2013, at the age of 22, Gratz became the youngest Concertmaster in North America, accepting the post with the San Antonio Symphony, and appeared numerous times as soloist with the orchestra in repertoire ranging from Bach to Kurt Weill. Additional solo appearances include The Cleveland Orchestra, The Phoenix Symphony, CityMusic Cleveland, Lexington Bach Festival Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, Euclid Symphony, Kings Symphony, and the Mid-Texas Symphony, with conductors Giancarlo Guerrero, David Danzmayr, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Akiko Fujimoto, Noam Aviel, and Tito Muñoz. In demand as a Guest Concertmaster, he has appeared in recent seasons with the Santa Fe Opera, The Phoenix Symphony, and Louisiana Philharmonic.
A dedicated chamber musician and recitalist, Gratz has appeared at Mainly Mozart Festival, Castleton Chamber Players, Austin Chamber Music, Cactus Pear Music Festival, Incontri Musical, Musical Bridges around the World, Música Ocupa, and regularly performs as a member of the Olmos Ensemble. Notable collaborators include violinists Vadim Gluzman and Eric Silberger, cellist Julian Schwarz, and pianists Anton Nel, Orion Weiss, Jeffrey Kahane, ET Kim, and Jon Kimura Parker.
As a recording artist, Gratz has appeared on several albums. His debut album of virtuoso works for violin and piano (Eric Gratz, with pianist ET Kim) was released in 2016 on his own label. It charted at #11 on Billboard Classical, making it the top independent release in the United States for its first week. He has subsequently recorded two other albums with the Olmos Ensemble, Olmos Live (2016) and Made In France (2019), performing works by Harbison, Prokofiev, and Ravel.
Gratz believes it is of the utmost importance to inspire the next generation of musicians, and currently serves as an Apollo's Fire Senior Teaching Artist-in-Residence at Southland College Prep in South Chicago. He has served on competition juries from the local level to MTNA Nationals, and has been invited to teach at leading music schools, including Rice University, University of Texas Austin, and Texas Christian University. A proponent of utilizing new technology to help democratize education, he has recorded several hours of video courses for Tonebase, focusing on the music of Kreisler, Ysaÿe, and Beethoven.
A prizewinner of national and international competitions, Eric Gratz holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, and his former teachers include Cho-Liang Lin, William Preucil, Linda Cerone, Claudia Shiuh, and Cynthia Stuart. He plays a violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, c. 1840. For more information, please visit ericgratz.com.

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SCHEDULE
1.22.24
Mozart: Sonata in G Major, K 301
Johan Novacek, Piano
San Antonio, TX
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1.13.24
Guest Concertmaster
Louisiana Philharmonic
New Orleans, LA
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1.11.24
Guest Concertmaster
Louisiana Philharmonic
New Orleans, LA
10.23.23
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Ravel: Duo for Violin and Cello
Ani Aznavoorian, Cello
Marta Aznavoorian, Piano
San Antonio, TX
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8.27.23
Beethoven: Sonata in E Flat Major
Bartok: Contrasts
Scott Cuellar, Piano
San Antonio, TX
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8.20.23
Brandenburg Concerto no. 4
Telemann: Method Violin Sonata in G Minor
Eccles: Bellamira Variations
Jeannette Sorrell, Harpsichord
San Antonio, TX
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6.10.23
The Zoellner Quartet Tribute
Mozart: String Quartet K590
Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet #2
Brian Shank: Tribus capellis - GAC commission
Dvorak: Quartet #14 in A flat
James Thompson, Violin
Anthony Bracewell, Viola
Julian Muller, Cello
Chatham, NY
https://www.thegarageatchatham.com/tribute-to-the-zoellner-quartet
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5.22.23
Strauss: Violin Sonata
Christopher Guzman, Piano
San Antonio, TX
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4.22 & 23
Mozart: Complete Viola Quintets
"Quintessentially Mozart" Spring Festival
Castleton Chamber Players
Castleton, VA
https://castleton.simpletix.com/
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3.30.23
Guest Concertmaster
Louisiana Philharmonic
New Orleans, LA
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3.20 and 21
Etler: Concerto for Violin & Winds
Hoffmeister: Duo for Flute & Violin
San Antonio, TX
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1.26.23
Guest Concertmaster
Louisiana Philharmonic
New Orleans, LA
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1.16.23
Brahms: Piano Quintet
Penderecki: Clarinet Quartet
Anton Nel, Piano
Sarah Manzke, Violin
Matthew Cohen, Viola
Julian Schwarz, Cello
San Antonio, TX
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11.21.22
Ysaye: Sonata no. 5
Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin & Winds
Fuchs: Duo for Clarinet & Violin
San Antonio, TX
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11.12.22
Guest Concertmaster
Louisiana Philharmonic
New Orleans, LA
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10.16.22
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Mid-Texas Symphony
Akiko Fujimoto, Conductor
New Braunfels, TX
https://www.mtsymphony.org/Info/Events/Events.aspx
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9.19.22
Tartini: Devil's Trill Sonata arr. Kreisler
Rota: Trio for Violin, Flute, & Piano
Menotti: Trio for Violin, Clarinet, & Piano
San Antonio, TX
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8.21.22
JS Bach: Trio Sonata in G Major BWV 1039
Telemann: Tafelmusic in D Minor TWV 43:d1
San Antonio, TX
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8.14.22
Creston: Suite for Violin & Piano
Brahms: Piano Trio in C Minor
Ravel: Piano Trio
Euntaek Kim, Piano
Allan Steele, Cello
San Antonio, TX
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5.23.22
Debussy: Sonata in G Minor
Marika Bournaki, Piano
San Antonio, TX
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4.6.22/4.8.22
Guest Concertmaster and Soloist
The Phoenix Symphony
Phoenix, AZ
https://www.phoenixsymphony.org/
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3.6.22
Verdi: String Quartet
Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano, & String Quartet
Castleton Chamber Players
Castleton, VA
https://www.castletonfestival.org/castleton25/
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2.13.22
JS Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe
YOSA Symphony
Paul Lueders, Oboe
San Antonio, TX
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2.7.22
Holst: Sextet
San Antonio, TX
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12.19.21
Schubert: Cello Quintet
Castleton Chamber Players
Castleton, VA
https://www.castletonfestival.org/castleton25/
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11.22.21
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Handel/Halvorsen: Sarabande
Jon Kimura Parker, Piano
Aloysia Friedmann, Viola
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10.25.21
Milhaud: Trio
Debussy: La Plus Que Lent
Faure: Berceuse
Ravel: Kaddisch
Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
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8.22.21
Kevin Puts: Three Nocturnes
Lennox Berkely: Horn Trio
Scott Cuellar, Piano
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8.15.21
Repertoire by Biber, Telemann, Purcell, Marais, Baltzar
Jeannette Sorrell, Harpsichord
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