Dr.  Immanuel Abraham is an award-winning violin soloist, chamber artist, orchestra director, and favored composer of theater, chamber, and orchestral repertoire.

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His Bachelor of Musical Arts and  Master of Musical Arts degrees in Violin Performance were earned, summa cum laude, from the University of Michigan, where he also served as Concertmaster of the Michigan Pops Orchestra and Asst. Concertmaster of the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra.

 

He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance, summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona, where he also served as Concertmaster of both the Arizona Symphony Orchestra and the Arizona Contemporary Ensemble.

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Now selling annually by the thousands, his "24 Caprices for Solo Violin" have gained popularity both as entertaining works in performance and repertoire for auditions and study as well as recitals worldwide. The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music describes them as “...a masterpiece of globalism and diversity”.

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As an educator, Dr. Abraham has been the: Professor of Strings for South Dakota State University (2023 - 2025) and MusicProfessor.com (2018 - 2019) Violin and Viola Teacher for the Tucson Jewish Academy and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Orchestra Director for Carpenter Elementary School, Durant Turri-Mott Elementary, Neithercut Elementary, and Freeman Elementary in the Detroit Public Schools and Simle Middle School's 6th, 7th, and 8th grade orchestras.

 

Between 2024 and 2026 he served as Orchestra Director for the South Dakota All-State Orchestras and directed Legacy High School's Concert Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra for the Bismarck Public Schools in North Dakota.

 

As a performer, he has been the Concertmaster for: Woodbine Productions, Prairie Repertory Theatre, NEWorks Philharmonic Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, Music Director for the Scoundrel & Scamp Theater, and more. 

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Organizations recently featuring Dr. Abraham include the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the American String Teacher’s Association, the European String Teacher’s Association, the Tucson Film Festival, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as Concertmaster of the New World Symphony, The Entertainer Magazine, the Key to Change, the Arizona Daily Star Newspaper, Strings Magazine, and more.

 

He is also the creator and administrator of “The Violin Guild” (TVG) — the world’s most popular online forum for string players, educators, luthiers, industry providers, and institutions. TVG reached a peak of over 90,000 members in March of 2026 before a detrimental identity theft temporarily isolating him from his platforms.

 

Across TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram takes the username @TheViolinDoctor .  Visit www.TheViolinDoctor.com for updates regarding public accessibility of these profiles.​

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Dr. Abraham a proud ambassador for:

D'Addario Orchestral
Southwest Strings

Pirastro

Leatherwood Rosins

Lonesome Pine Rosins.

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Follow: @TheViolinDoctor