Joseph Meyer, violin, is an active soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader who has been garnering critical acclaim throughout the country.   He has been described by the San Francisco Classical Voice as " a standout player, both technically brilliant and musically innovative".   The Miami Herald has called his solo playing "exquisite", while the New Orleans Times Picayune describes him as a "brilliant concertmaster and a superb violinist".

Currently Mr. Meyer holds positions as associate concertmaster of the Charlotte Symphony and the Colorado Music Festival, as well as guest concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, where he has served as concertmaster and guest concertmaster for 10 years.  As a former member of the Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble, he performed across the United States in critically acclaimed concerts that emphasized new music.  He has also served as section violinist in the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and Grant Park Orchestra.

He has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, New World Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and has performed as soloist and chamber musician in Europe and the United States.   He has served as guest concertmaster of orchestras including the  Jacksonville and Kansas City symphonies.   .

As a chamber musician, Mr. Meyer has performed and recorded chamber music for contemporary composers such as John Morrison, Steven Dankner, and William Stevens, as well as for the Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble on the the Innova label. As part of a joint Carnegie Hall/State Department initiative to promote cultural exchange, he has performed chamber music and has given masterclasses throughout Central Asia.  He has collaborated with other notable musicians such as Vadim Gluzman, Benedetto Lupo, Paul Galbraith, Donald Weilerstein, and Frederica von Stade in chamber music performances.      

 Mr. Meyer graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory with a masters degree in chamber music study, where he studied under Camilla Wicks and Mark Sokol.   His awards include the Jules Reiner prize as a fellow at the Tanglewood festival.  He performs on a 1740 G. B. Celoniati violin.