Aaron Boyd has established an international career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, recording artist, and educator. Since his New York recital debut in 1998, he has appeared at major venues throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, and Asia. A season artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Boyd has performed at festivals including Marlboro, La Jolla, Aspen, Music@Menlo, and Rockport.

Boyd is a former member of the Escher String Quartet and a recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Martin E. Segal Prize from Lincoln Center. Deeply interested in the history of the violin, he is a frequent lecturer and a contributing writer to The Strad, and has participated in projects such as Oberlin Acoustics and Strad3D.

A passionate advocate for new music, Boyd has collaborated with composers including Milton Babbitt and Elliott Carter. He is Director of Chamber Music and Chair of Strings at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University and performs on a 1700 Matteo Goffriller violin.