Jesse Mills | Artistic Director | Violin| Horszowski Trio
Since his concerto debut at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, two-time GRAMMY-nominated violinist Jesse Mills has established a unique career, performing music from classical to contemporary, as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention. The Washington Post claimed, “Mills played [Messiaen] as if he'd just received it from some distant, vast and magnificent reach of the cosmos."
Mr. Mills is a founding member of the Horszowski Trio, which has concertized throughout the US, Europe, and Asia, including a sold-out debut at Wigmore Hall in London in 2019. A co-founder of Duo Prism, with pianist Rieko Aizawa, they earned 1st Prize at the 2006 Zinetti International Competition in Italy. They became co-artistic directors of the Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Silverthorne, CO in 2010. As a composer and arranger, Mills has been commissioned by venues including Columbia University’s Miller Theatre and Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, OR.
Mills graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 2001. He studied with Dorothy DeLay, Robert Mann and Itzhak Perlman. Mills lives in New York City, he is often invited to teach and judge competitions at institutions such as New England Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, Yale School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, the University of Michigan, Kneisel Hall, Bowdoin Festival and Fischoff National Competition.
In 2010 the Third Street Music School Settlement in NYC honored him with the "Rising Star Award" for his accomplishments. He also received the"Achievement Award" from the Chamber Music Center of New York in 2023.