Born in Brussels, Belgian-American viola player Dimitri Murrath made
his mark on the international scene, performing as a recitalist and
soloist at venues including Wigmore Hall, the Purcell Room, Royal
Festival Hall (London), Kioi Hall (Tokyo), and Théâtre de la Ville
(Paris).

A first-prize winner at the Primrose International Viola Competition,
Dimitri Murrath has won numerous awards, including top prizes at the
Tokyo International Viola Competition and the ARD Munich Competition.
In 2012, he was named laureate of the Juventus Festival, an award
recognizing young European soloists. He received a 2014 Avery Fisher
Career Grant, through which he recorded and released his first solo
album, featuring music by Vieuxtemps, Clarke, and Hindemith, in 2017.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Murrath has been the violist of the Esmé
Quartet since 2023. Prior to that, he was a member of the Boston
Chamber Music Society from 2013 to 2023. He has collaborated with
Richard Goode, Gidon Kremer, Menahem Pressler, Mitsuko Uchida, and
members of the Cleveland, Mendelssohn, and Guarneri Quartets. He has
performed at festivals including Verbier, Caramoor, Juventus, and
Marlboro.

Dimitri Murrath began his musical education at the Yehudi Menuhin
School, studying with Natalia Boyarsky, and completed his Bachelor of
Music in London with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama, and graduated with an Artist Diploma from the New England
Conservatory as a student of Kim Kashkashian.

After 9 years teaching viola at New England Conservatory, he joined
the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as professor of viola and
chair of chamber music. During this time, he founded the concert
series Chamber Music Tuesdays, showcasing SFCM students playing
alongside internationally recognized chamber musicians. Since fall
2026, Dimitri Murrath has served as Associate Dean of Artistic
Administration at NEC.

Dimitri Murrath participates in the Music for Food project, which
raises awareness of the hunger problem faced by a large percentage of
the population and gives the opportunity to experience the powerful
role music can play as a catalyst for change.

'The warm and noble tone of Mr. Murrath's viola glowed fiercely,' New York Times