In the 2024-2025 season, violinist Basil Alter enjoys several solo performances across the US and Europe, including London, New York, and Istanbul.
In London, upcoming engagements include appearances as soloist with the South London Sinfonia, Croydon Symphony, Guildford Symphony, Sampson Orchestra, and the Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra, and on concert series including the Leatherhead Music and Arts Society with Dafydd Chapman, Katherine Concerts with Zany Denyer, and Belsize Park with Julian Chan.
He will lead the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra with Ed Gardner at the 2025 Aldeburgh Festival in June, and at the RAM he is working on projects including long-distance performance of the Ravel Duo for violin and cello, as well as uncovering earlier editions of Stravinsky’s violin and piano transcriptions.
Upcoming recording projects include Three Verses for Solo Violin, a piece written for and dedicated to him by Singaporean composer Elliot Teo.
He is a frequent collaborator with pianists including Evan Solomon, Riko Higuma, Zany Denyer, and Tiffany Qiu, and performs with the Dover Trio, a piano trio with pianist Shutian Cheng and cellist Adam Cubitt.
Before studying in London, he was based in New York studying at Manhattan School of Music with Mark Steinberg, where he led the orchestra on several occasions and worked alongside conductors including Rob Kapilow, Kent Tritle, and Leonard Slatkin.