Randall Goosby
About this Artist
“For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others”—American violinist Randall Goosby’s own words sum up perfectly his commitment to being an artist who makes a difference. Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as for bringing the music of underrepresented composers to light. Goosby was recently appointed to The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division and joined the Pre-College violin faculty in fall 2025.
Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2025/26 season included debut performances with the Atlanta Symphony with Leonard Slatkin, Orchestre National de France with Cristian Măcelaru, KBS Symphony with Peter Oundjian, and San Diego Symphony with Kahchun Wong. Goosby returned to the San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and New Jersey Symphony. He appeared in recital across North America and Europe with pianist Zhu Wang as well as with the Renaissance Quartet and joined clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Joshua Mhoon in a program presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
As of 2024/25, Goosby is a member of Konzerthaus Dortmund’s series “Junge Wilde.” He was the inaugural recipient of the 2024 Harmony for Change Award presented by Midori & Friends and also named the Cincinnati Symphony’s 24/25 MAC Music Innovator, a season-long residency in which he curated and led community engagement activities with young musicians and at historic cultural sites throughout the city of Cincinnati. Goosby was a First Prize Winner in the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 2019, he was named the inaugural Robey Artist by Young Classical Artists Trust in partnership with Music Masters in London, and in 2020 Goosby became an Ambassador for Music Masters, mentoring and inspiring students in schools around the United Kingdom.
A former student of Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho, Randall Goosby received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Artist Diploma degrees from The Juilliard School. He is an alumnus of the Perlman Music Program and previously studied with Philippe Quint. He plays the Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona, “ex-Strauss,” 1708 on generous loan from the Samsung Foundation of Culture.