BIOGRAPHY

Swiss born violinist Nathaniel Shapiro has spent many years developing his craft as a versatile performer and pedagogue. He completed his Doctor of Music (DM) degree in violin performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of music where he also taught as an Associate Instructor under the tutelage of the late Kevork Mardirossian. During his years in Bloomington Indiana, Nathaniel maintained an active performing career as a member of the Cercis String Quartet and the Cavanaugh-Shapiro duo. Nathaniel received extensive chamber music training with renowned artists and pedagogues such as Peter Stumpf, Stephen Wyrczynski, the Pacifica Quartet and Emile Naoumoff. His dedication to chamber music and ensemble playing allowed him to share the stage with distinguished artists such as Emilio Colón, Federico Agostini, Jaime Amador, and Matteo Mela.  Formerly the principal second violin of the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Nathaniel's orchestral career has spanned over a decade having been a permanent member of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, a guest artist at the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico (ICOPR), the 2023 Korean National Symphony Orchestra (KNSO) International Academy, and since August 2024, a member of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra in Sweden. 

Currently a professor of violin and chamber music at the Violonissimo School in Geneva (Switzerland), Nathaniel has been regularly invited to give masterclasses in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain) as part of his ongoing collaboration with the social project Barrios Orquestados.