Nicholas Mann, violin and viola, grew up surrounded by music and musicians. From an early age he has collaborated with such noted artists as Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell and with his father, violinist Robert Mann and has performed throughout the United States and Canada.
 
Mr. Mann has performed extensively as a recitalist and soloist. In New York alone, he has appeared on the Great Performers Series at Alice Tully Hall, with Chamber Music at the “Y”, and has served asconcertmaster of the Jupiter Symphony. After receiving Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Juilliard School where he studied with Dorothy Delay, he made his debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1983. His participation in summer festivals includes eight years at the Yellow Barn music festival, solo performances at the Ravinia Festival, several seasons with the Aspen Music Festival and frequent engagements with San Francisco’s Chamber Music West and Colorado’s Baca Ensemble. Mr. Mann is a founding member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet. He has been a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School since 2002 and is now Chair of the String Department at the Manhattan School of Music.