Maxwell Fairman is a 20-year-old violinist involved in several arts programs at the local, state, and national levels. A devoted chamber musician, Maxwell Fairman made his White House debut in 2016 at age 12, as part of the string quartet The Perfect Fourth. The Perfect Fourth performed alongside the renowned duo Black Violin as well. Maxwell performed at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall in 2017 as a part of the Peraza Music Workshop Ensemble. A leader, he was a concertmaster in March 2024 for the NEC Symphony, conducted by Hugh Wolff. He was also the concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra (CSYO) Philharmonic and the Walnut Hills High School Chamber Orchestra for the 21-22 season.


Maxwell Fairman made his solo debut at age 13 with the Cincinnati Philharmonic Orchestra. He won first place in the NAACP's National ACT-SO competition in 2019. Maxwell was a semi-finalist in the national 2022 Sphinx Competition Junior Division and the 2022 Cooper International Violin Competition. As the first-place winner of the 2021-2022 CSYO Philharmonic Concerto Competition, he performed as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and CSYO. He performed Summerland with Peter Dugan on show 407 of NPR’s From the Top. He has won several other local, regional, and state competitions.


Maxwell Fairman began playing the violin at age 4 and currently studies with Donald Weilerstein at New England Conservatory on a full-tuition merit scholarship. Before, he studied with Almita Vamos and Davis King. He has enhanced his studies at summer camps including Center Stage Strings and Meadowmount, and he is attending Chautauqua on scholarship this summer. Maxwell is also an aspiring composer and has had pieces premiered by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and Castle of Our Skins. In his free time, Maxwell enjoys video games, card games, and hanging out with friends.