Benjamin Thacher, Violinist

A native of Cape Cod, MA, violinist Benjamin Thacher is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic and the Lott String Quartet. He received his Bachelors degree from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Donald Weilerstein and James Buswell. He continued his graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory, where he studied under Ian Swensen.

Mr. Thacher has attended festivals including include the Perlman Music Program, Yellow Barn, Schleswig-Holstein Music Orchestra, and the American-Bach Soloists.  Mr. Thacher served as Concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic from 2013-2015.  Prior to this appointment, he was Associate Concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic.  He has appeared as guest Concertmaster with the Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand and the West Australian Symphony in Perth, Australia. Benjamin recently joined the violin faculty at the University of New Orleans in 2019.

Mr. Thacher performs at CCCMF 2024 on October 10, 11, and 14