About Scott Flavin, Resident Conductor

Violinist Scott Flavin enjoys an incredibly versatile musical career. He is a professor of violin, conducting, and chamber music at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. He was appointed concertmaster of the Symphony of the Americas in 2022 and was appointed Resident Conductor of Symphony of the Americas in 2024. 

In addition to his extensive teaching, he is a highly sought-after concertmaster, having served from 2002 to 2019 as concertmaster of Florida Grand Opera, and having appeared in that role with major conductors and performers, including such diverse artists as Luciano Pavarotti, Lena Horne, and Itzhak Perlman..

Equally active in chamber music, Flavin is the first violinist of the internationally-acclaimed Bergonzi String Quartet, violinist of the Bergonzi Trio, and violinist of PULSE Trio, performing extensively and receiving glowing reviews by publications such as the New York Times and Washington Post. He regularly performs as a soloist and recitalist in major performance venues internationally.

Flavin holds several important positions as a conductor, including Resident Conductor of The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and Associate Conductor for Eastern Music Festival, where, alongside renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz, he teaches some of the most accomplished young conductors in the country. 

Flavin is also an active arranger, composer, and writer. He has written four plays which have been presented in productions nationally, and writes articles regularly for various publications, including Strings Magazine. His arrangements for string quartet are popular, having been heard often on radio (Performance Today) and around the country in concert, and recordings.

As a recording artist, he is constantly in demand. His recordings include chamber music on the Naxos, M&W, and Centaur labels, and commercial recordings on Sony, EMI, and Warner Brothers, including appearances on over a dozen Grammy Award-winning albums. He has also performed on television numerous times for MTV Unplugged and the Video Music Awards. His solo recordings include Brahms: The Complete Violin Sonatas, and Great Violin Solos of the Opera and Ballet.

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