Nathan Olson

A native of Berkeley, California, violinist Nathan Olson began his appointment as Co-Concertmaster with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2011. He has served as Adjunct Faculty at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas, and as Faculty at the Interlochen Arts Festival and the Innsbrook Institute Summer Music Festival. Olson has performed at the Mainly Mozart Festival, the Bravo Vail Music Festival, and the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, and has been a guest artist and coach at the New World Symphony.

An enthusiastic chamber musician, Olson is a member of the Baumer String Quartet, whose debut recording will be coming out in the next year. The BSQ has held residencies at several institutions, including Southern Methodist University, the University of North Texas, the University of South Florida, and the University of South Dakota.

In recent seasons, Olson has appeared as Guest Concertmaster with the symphony orchestras of Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Toronto, and as Guest Principal Second Violin with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Houston Symphony. During the summers of 2023 and 2024, he served as
Concertmaster of the Santa Fe Opera.