Theo Ramsey, Violin

Theo Ramsey enjoys a varied career as a chamber musician, orchestral violinist, and teacher. Their favorite musical activities include playing in a chamber orchestra and listening to very quiet sounds. Much of Theo’s career centers around premiering and recording new and experimental chamber music. Since 2018, they play violin and viola with Chicago-based new music ensemble Dal Niente. They have performed as principal second violin on the Chicago Symphony’s MusicNOW series and as a guest musician with International Contemporary Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, and other new music ensembles around the US. In 2025, they joined the Grossman Ensemble, in residence at the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition (University of Chicago). A dedicated orchestral player, Theo was previously co-concertmaster of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a frequent concertmaster of the New World Symphony. Now based in Boston, Theo is a member of the New Bedford Symphony and the Rhode Island Philharmonic and also performs with the Knights, the Boston Lyric Opera, and other orchestras throughout the Northeast. Album releases during the 2025-26 season include a collaboration between the Knights and Jeffrey Kahane and an album of new works by Augusta Read Thomas with the Grossman Ensemble.

2026 Concerts: Four Seasons June 4, 2026