Keir GoGwilt is a violinist, composer, and musicologist who was born in Edinburgh and grew up in New York City, where he currently lives. His work combines historical research and collaborative experimentation across a range of musical styles and genres. Known as a "formidable performer" (New York Times) with an "evocative sound" (London Jazz News) and "finger-busting virtuosity" (San Diego Union Tribune), he has soloed with groups including the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Chinese National Symphony, Orquesta Filarmonica de Santiago, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the New England Philharmonia, and the La Jolla Symphony. His duo with bassist Kyle Motl features their original compositions and has been noted for its "rhapsodic gestures" (The New Yorker) and "keen musical intellects" (The Wire). His current project, Zarabanda Variations, speculatively sounds music from 16th-century and 17th-century New Spain/Mexico through collaborative composition and improvisation. This season he is creating and performing a stage role for Bobbi Jene Smith's "Marie & Pierre," with original music by Celeste Oram for the Sinfonieorchester Basel. He is an artist-in-residence with the JACK Quartet for the 2023-25 seasons.