Justin Bruns

Justin Bruns comes to Raleigh from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, where he held the position of Associate Concertmaster. He was previously Assistant Concertmaster at the Colorado Symphony. A seasoned orchestral leader and passionate chamber musician, Bruns is concertmaster of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and Bellingham Music Festival, and has served as guest concertmaster with the São Paulo Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, and others. His chamber music highlights include a Carnegie Hall debut, residences at the Savannah and San Miguel Chamber Music Festivals, world premieres of two dozen works, and frequent performance broadcasts on Performance Today.

A committed educator, Bruns has mentored students at Emory University, the National Youth Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the NTSO Festival in Taiwan, and as an advisor and faculty of the ASO’s Talent Development Program. Bruns graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan and earned his master’s degree from Rice University.