Avery Fisher Career Grant-winning violinist Tim Fain was seen and heard on the GRAMMY-nominated soundtrack of the film Black Swan, and gave “voice” to the violin of the lead actor in the film 12 Years a Slave, as he did for Richard Gere’s violin in Fox Searchlight’s Bee Season.

Winner of the Young Concert Artists Award, he has appeared as a soloist with the Baltimore and Pittsburgh Symphonies, the Hague Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestras, and the National Orchestra of Spain, among others.

He performs worldwide in a duo evening with composer Philip Glass, has toured with Musicians from Marlboro, and has appeared at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Spoleto, Ravinia and Santa Fe Festivals.

His discography for Naxos and other labels includes music by Xavier Montsalvage conducted by Angel Gil-Ordoñez [8.573101], and Glass’s Duo Concerto with the Hague Philharmonic.