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Violinist Eric Grossman, praised by the New York Times as a “brilliant soloist,” is a versatile performer. With notable collaborations and concerto performances in many parts of the world, he has been praised for his flawless technique, superb musicianship, and commitment to a wide range of repertoire.
Eric’s first teacher, his father, cellist John Grossman, instilled in him an abiding love for music. At the age of 5, he was taken to rehearsals and performances conducted by Pablo Casals at the Marlboro Music Festival which inspired and left a lasting impression on him. Eric’s first orchestral appearance was at age 7 performing a Vivaldi violin concerto with Dr. Leo Kucinski at the podium. A graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Dorothy DeLay, he has given highly acclaimed performances with orchestras in the U.S., Europe, Korea, Japan, China, and Cuba under renowned conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Stanislav Skrowaczewski and Michael Gielen.
Jorge Lopez Marin dedicated his First and Second Violin Concertos to Eric, which he premiered in Havana with the composer conducting the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. The recording of this live performance won the 2010 Cubadisco award. Eric also premiered James Cohn’s violin concerto with the Havana Soloists. On his sixth concert tour of Korea, he was soloist in the Brahms Violin Concerto with the KBS Symphony Orchestra. His performance of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto was hailed by the Lima News as “astounding.” In France’s Arco Festival, Mr. Grossman was presented playing chamber masterpieces by Claude Debussy.
Mr. Grossman has performed and recorded Lowell Liebermann’s violin sonata with the composer and recorded the soundtrack performance of Ravel’s Tzigane for The Elusive Muse, a PBS documentary on dancer Susanne Farrel. Eric played a recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Museum’s golden-period Stradivarius. Following rave reviews for volumes 1 and 2, in 2018 Naxos released the third Ferdinand Ries CD with Eric Grossman and pianist Susan Kagan. At the Detroit Institute of Art, Eric and his wife Lida presented a recital dedicated to music composed by virtuoso violinists Paganini, Kreisler, Wieniawski and Sarasate.
“ Eric Grossman possesses a strikingly beautiful sound (Ravel's Violin Sonata). ”
“ Grossman was the magnificent soloist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto op.64. He is clearly on the threshold of a major career.” “In Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.2 op.63 Grossman not only played brilliantly but revealed the kind of charisma which speaks well for his future on the concert stage. ”
“ Mr.Grossman was a fiercely brilliant soloist (Vivaldi's Four Seasons). ”
“ Eric Grossman took on Bartok's last fully completed score, the Sonata for Solo Violin, complete with the microtonal touches in the final Presto that Yehudi Menuhin, who commissioned the work, had edited as "impractical". Mr.Grossman delivered a superb performance. ”
“ Juilliard's Finest: Take a Bow. Bartok's Sonata for Solo Violin stunningly played by Eric Grossman. He got all the notes in this ferociously difficult piece, his tone was full and assertive, his interpretation winningly impassioned. ”
“ One of the most meaningful experiences that I have had since coming to Juilliard was the KRISTALLNACHT program. I appreciate greatly your playing the Bloch "Nigun" and Ravel "Kaddisch" and for the fine performance you gave of both pieces. ”
“ Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, beautifully realized by soloist Eric Grossman. ”