The North Carolina Symphony previously performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Vadim Gluzman as soloist in 2005.

An Israeli violinist born in Ukraine, Vadim Gluzman has appeared with orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, the symphony orchestras of Boston and Chicago, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and The Cleveland Orchestra. He appears at festivals including Ravinia, Tanglewood, BBC Proms, Grant Park, and the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, which he founded in 2010.

Upcoming engagements in the 2025/26 season include the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and NDR Elbphilharmonie, with recent appearances including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radio Philharmonie, and the Seattle and Utah symphonies. He tours with the Gluzman, Moser, Korobeinikov Trio, and continues to lead performances with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio, where he serves as a Creative Partner and Principal Guest Artist.

McAllister premiered the John Adams Saxophone Concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and was honored with a Grammy for his Adams Concerto and City Noir recordings with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He later appeared with Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the London Proms performing the Adams Concerto. His recording of Kenneth Fuchs’ Rush, with the London Symphony Orchestra under JoAnn Falletta, won another Grammy. Notable soloist debuts include the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Galicia, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Minería (Mexico).

Gluzman has premiered works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Moritz Eggert, Giya Kancheli, Elena Firsova, Pēteris Vasks, Michael Daugherty, and Lera Auerbach. In 2025 he commenced his role as Artistic Director of the Music in the Mountains Festival in Durango, Colorado.

Accolades for Gluzman’s extensive discography include the Diapason d’Or of the Year, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, Classica magazine’s Choc de Classica award, and Disc of the Month by The Strad, BBC Music Magazine, and ClassicFM.

Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he also teaches, Gluzman performs on the legendary 1690 “ex-Leopold Auer” Stradivari, on extended loan through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.