Dillon Scott
“Dillon Scott has been celebrated by the New York Times for possessing a mind that is “a fire hose of ambition and enterprising passion”. As an artist in the 21st Century, he is deeply committed to his role in promoting positive change and inspiring others.
As a supporter of contemporary and underrepresented voices, he has championed the Viola Concerto by Roberto Sierra as well as the Viola Sonata and String Quartet No.1 by George Walker by helping to create some of the first full digital performances of each work. In 2023, Dillon directed a schoolwide project at the Curtis Institute of Music that highlighted the chamber music of black composers which resulted in much publicity from organizations such as the Violin Channel and Project 440.
Dillon was a finalist in both the junior and senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition and was awarded first place at the Nelly Berman Young Classical Virtuosos of Tomorrow. Dillon was also featured on NPR’s From the Top. He has performed as a soloist with the Sphinx and the Indianapolis Symphony orchestras. He has also performed as a soloist at the Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree at the Curtis Institute of Music where he studies with Edward Gazouleas and Roberto Diaz. There he also holds the Mark. E. Rubenstein Fellowship. During the 2022–2023 season, Dillon served as principal violist of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra where he received the prestigious Helen T. Carp Distinguished Service Award. In past summers, Dillon has attended the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival as a Solo Apprentice as well as the Verbier Soloist Academy, where he received the “Spirit of Verbier” Award. He has also attended the Perlman Music Program, Kneisel Hall, the Sphinx Performance Academy, and the Dali Quartet International Festival.”
“ The New York Times has celebrated Dillon Scott for possessing a mind that is “a fire hose of ambition and enterprising passion.” As a 21st-Century artist, he is deeply committed to inspiring positive change and promoting underrepresented voices. Recently, he has championed Sierra’s Viola Concerto and Walker’s Viola Sonata and String Quartet No.1. In 2023, Dillon directed a schoolwide project at the Curtis Institute that highlighted black composers’ chamber music, resulting in publicity from the Violin Channel and other organizations. He was a junior and senior finalist in the Sphinx Competition and was featured on NPR’s “From the Top”. As a soloist, he has performed with the Sphinx and the Indianapolis Symphony orchestras and at the Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Academy of Music. He attends the Curtis Institute of Music and holds the Mark. E. Rubenstein Fellowship studying with Edward Gazouleas and Roberto Diaz.”
