Tim Brackman 
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“Creating something together, that’s where the strength of chamber music lies for me. The connections between the players are short, you can inspire each other in a very direct way. You are part of a group, but at the same time, you have an indispensable individual voice.”
Tim’s love for chamber music led to the formation of the Brackman Trio and the Animato Quartet at a young age. From 2014 to 2017, he organized an annual chamber music festival in Amsterdam with the Brackman Trio, and since 2018, he has been the artistic director of Podium Eibergen, organizing the annual Chamber Music Festival Eibergen, among other events.
While chamber music holds a prominent place in his schedule, he also focuses on other repertoires. He has performed as a soloist with various youth and amateur orchestras. As a finalist in the Dutch Violin Competition Oskar Back, he soloed in Schumann’s violin concerto with the Residentie Orkest conducted by Otto Tausk. In this competition, he won both the third prize and the NTR Prize for Best Performance of a Commissioned Composition with his interpretation of Calliope Tsoupaki’s ‘Aeriko.’
Tim pursued his bachelor’s degree with Ilona Sie Dhian Ho (The Hague) and Eszter Haffner (Copenhagen). He completed his master’s degree with Vera Beths in 2018. Subsequently, he took a postgraduate course with Pavel Vernikov and Svetlana Makarova at the Accademia Musicale Santa Cecilia in Bergamo, Italy (2018-2020). His lessons with Ivry Gitlis, Marc Danel, Hatto Beyerle, and Eberhard Feltz were a significant source of inspiration for him.
In addition to the Brackman Trio and the Animato Quartet, Tim forms a duo with violinist/violist Floor Le Coultre. Chamber music has taken him to festivals such as Stiftfestival, the Banff Centre, and the Verbier Festival. At the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (IKFU), Tim served as a Young Artist in Residence in 2020, responsible for a large part of the programming.
Tim regularly gives masterclasses for young talented musicians, including at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague and in Cividale del Friuli, Italy.
Tim plays a J.T. Cuypers violin from 1797. His bow, by the Parisian maker A. Vigneron, was acquired with the support of the Stichting Eigen Muziekinstrument.
