About
“For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others.” – 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, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light. Goosby has been appointed to Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division and joined the Pre-College violin faculty at the beginning of Fall 2025.
Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2026/27 season include returns to the Dallas Symphony/Matthias Pintscher and Chicago Symphony/Karina Canellakis and debut performances with the Pacific Symphony/Eric Jacobsen, São Paulo Symphony/Marin Alsop, Montpellier Orchestra/Roderick Cox, Chattanooga Symphony/Ilya Ram, Long Beach Symphony/Eckert Preu, and New Bedford Symphony/Yaniv Dinur. He appears in recital across North America and Europe with pianist Zhu Wang as well as with the Renaissance Quartet, who has been named by the Caramoor Center as the 2026/27 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence.
Summer 2026 includes Goosby’s debut at the Tanglewood Music Festival with the Boston Symphony and Thomas Wilkins, performing Price’s Violin Concert No. 2 and Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and at La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, where he performs chamber recitals. Goosby returns to the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tito Muñoz to perform Barber’s Violin Concerto. Previous engagements have included debut performances with the Atlanta Symphony/Leonard Slatkin, Orchestre National de France/Cristian Măcelaru, KBS Symphony/Peter Oundjian, and San Diego Symphony/Kahchun Wong. Goosby joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra on their 2024 U.S. tour led by Edward Gardner performing Barber’s Violin Concerto. As of 2024/25, Goosby is a member of Konzerthaus Dortmund’s series “Junge Wilde”.
Goosby’s debut album for Decca, entitled ‘Roots’, is a celebration of African-American music which explores its evolution from the spiritual through to present-day compositions. Collaborating with pianist Zhu Wang, Goosby curated an album paying homage to the pioneering artists that paved the way for him and other artists of colour. It features three world-premiere recordings of music written by African-American composer Florence Price, and includes works by composers William Grant Still and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson plus a newly commissioned piece by acclaimed double bassist Xavier Foley, a fellow Sphinx Organization and Young Concert Artists alumnus. “Roots: Deluxe Edition” was released in spring 2024 and features new recordings of music by Carlos Simon, William Grant Still and Florence Price.
In spring 2023, Goosby’s debut concerto album was released for Decca Classics together with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra performing violin concertos by Max Bruch and Florence Price. Gramophone Magazine observed: “There’s an honesty and modesty…This playing isn’t dressed to impress but to express.”
Goosby is deeply passionate about inspiring and serving others through education, social engagement and outreach activities. He has enjoyed working with non-profit organizations such as the Opportunity Music Project and Concerts in Motion in New York City, as well as participating in community engagement programs for schools, hospitals and assisted living facilities across the United States. Goosby collaborates frequently with the Iris Collective, an organization based in his hometown of Memphis, TN which builds community through music education and creative engagement. Goosby 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 lead community engagement activities with young musicians, and at historic cultural sites throughout the city of Cincinnati. In 2026, the Cincinnati Symphony appointed Goosby as the Inaugural CSO Community Artist-in-Residence, a three-year residency focused on creative collaboration and public engagement.
Randall Goosby began studying violin at the age of seven, and made his solo debut with the Jacksonville Symphony at age nine. Four years later, he became the youngest First Prize winner of the Sphinx Competition at thirteen, leading to debut performances with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, and New World Symphony the following year.
A former student of Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho, he received his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Artist Diploma degrees from the Juilliard School. He is an alumni of the Perlman Music Program and studied previously with Philippe Quint. He plays the Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona, “ex-Strauss,” 1708 on generous loan from Samsung Foundation of Culture.