Joel Munday, violin

British violinist Joel Munday performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.

A dedicated proponent of music of our times in addition to the masterworks of old, Joel has had the privilege to work with composers including Pēteris Vasks and Osvaldo Golijov. 

Highlights of the 25/26 season include a performance of Mozart’s First Violin Concerto with the London Mozart Players, recitals with pianists Julian Trevelyan and Sam Haywood, appearances at the Stift Festival and Two Moors Festival and performances of Philip Glass' American Four Seasons and Brahms' Double Concerto. 

Joel made his concerto debut in 2017, performing Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Royal College of Music Junior Department Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jacques Cohen. He has attended festivals such as IMS Prussia Cove and Kronberg Academy's Violin and Viola Masterclasses, working with pedagogues including Leonidas Kavakos, Shmuel Ashkenazi, Mihaela Martin and Vadim Gluzman. 

Joel recently completed an Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London, where his studies were supported by the Orpheus Foundation. His mentors are the violinists Daniel Rowland and Alina Ibragimova. 

In 2024, he was one of 11 musicians worldwide to receive the London Symphony Orchestra’s Conservatoire Scholarship and in 2025 he was selected as a Tillett Debut Artist. 

Joel’s violin was made by Andreas Hudelmayer in 2024 and funded by the generosity of over 100 supporters. He is grateful to the Joanna Leach Foundation, Help Musicians UK, the Dulce Haigh Marshall Trust, Talent Unlimited, the Stephen Bell Charitable Trust, the Craxton Memorial Trust, the Finzi Trust the Kathleen Trust and the Wayne Sleep Foundation for their support. Joel is represented by Mr Roger Hendy. 

Joel Munday is a 2025 Tillett Debut Artist and can be booked for concerts taking place between September 2025 - August 2027.