TILMAN SANDVOSS, VIOLA

Tilman Sandvoss is a Canadian violist recognized for his luscious tone, profound musicality & artistic curiosity. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber & orchestral musician, he has appeared in major concert halls around North America & Europe including Carnegie Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, Koerner Hall, Bella Concert Hall, & the Stadtcasino Basel.

He has worked closely with some of today’s most distinguished violists & pedagogues, including Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power, Kim Kashkashian, Antoine Tamestit & Maxim Rysanov.

Tilman has performed alongside members of the Eroica, Chiaroscuro, Chilingirian & the Arditti Quartets. These collaborations reflect his engagement with historically informed performance, as well as contemporary repertoire - leading him to commission, collaborate with & perform works by composers including Vincent Ho, Peter Jancewicz, Brian Current, Jörg Widmann, Julian Anderson & Huw Watkins.

Tilman is the founder & artistic director of Chisel Creek Classical, an international chamber music festival in Western Canada that brings together a new generation of leading artists from around the world to teach & perform over a two week period.

He received his Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree from The Glenn Gould School with Steven Dann & is currently completing his Master Degree at the Hochschule für Musik Basel with Silvia Simionescu. He performs on a viola made by his father, Christopher Sandvoss.

Highlights of the 2026 season include a chamber music tour on the West Coast of Canada with Kaimerata, appearances at the Las Vegas Chamber Music Festival, Costal Crescendo & a solo performance of the Martinů Rhapsody-Concerto with the Basel Symphonie Orchester.