TILMAN SANDVOSS

Tilman Sandvoss is a Canadian violist recognized for his luscious tone, profound musicality & artistic curiosity. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber & orchestral musician, he has appeared in major concert halls around North America & Europe including Carnegie Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, Koerner Hall, Bella Concert Hall, & the Stadtcasino Basel.

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Tilman has worked closely with some of today’s most distinguished violists & pedagogues, including Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power, Kim Kashkashian, Antoine Tamestit & Maxim Rysanov.

Tilman has performed alongside members of the Eroica, Chiaroscuro, Chilingirian & the Arditti Quartets, and has soloed with the Kensington Sinfonia and Sinfonieorchester Basel. These collaborations reflect his engagement with historically informed performance, as well as contemporary repertoire – leading him to commission, collaborate with & perform works by composers including Vincent Ho, Peter Jancewicz, Brian Current, Jörg Widmann, Julian Anderson & Huw Watkins.

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Tilman has performed and participated in international festivals including the Festival Academy Budapest, the Domaine Forget Academy and its Chamber Music Intensive program, the IMS at Prussia Cove, Schiermonnikoog Festival, Goslar Internationale Konzertarbeitschwochen and programs at the Stauffer Center.

Tilman is the founder & artistic director of Chisel Creek Classical, an international chamber music festival in Western Canada that brings together a new generation of leading artists from around the world to teach & perform over a two week period.

Tilman received his Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree from The Glenn Gould School with Steven Dann and is currently completing his Master Degree at the Hochschule für Musik Basel with Silvia Simionescu. Other important musical influences include Pablo Hernán Benedí and Gerald Stanick. He performs on a viola made by his father, Christopher Sandvoss.

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