Member of the Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra, Austria

오스트리아 비엔나 국립 오페라 하우스 오케스트라 단원

Member of the Wiener Philharmoniker, Austria

오스트리아 비엔나 필하모닉 오케스트라 단원

Benjamin Morrison was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and began learning the violin from his Father, David Morrison and Stephen Larsen. He made his solo debut with orchestra at ten years old, and his first solo album at 15. he toured the South Pacific, America and Asia before beginning studies with the New Zealand Symphony’s concertmaster, Vesa-Matti Leppanen. He won every major competition in his homeland before moving to Austria in 2007 to study with Yair Kless at the Kunst University in Graz. Benjamin graduated with a Masters in Performance and chamber music in 2012. He has been a prize winner in International Competitions such as the Michael Hill Competition and the International Brahms Competition. His Quartet, the Nicolai Quartet, has performed in many countries and in 2019 won the Pasticcio-Preis for their all Beethoven album. Since 2014, Benjamin is a member of the Vienna State Opera, and since 2017 a member of the Vienna Philharmonic.  Benjamin is also passionate about educating further generations of musicians, giving masterclasses in Southeast asia, Europe and New Zealand. He has two main instruments, one made by his father and a Joseph Gagliano made in 1770.