Max Baillie

From soloist and leader-director to chamber musician, programme curator, and improviser, Max Baillie has carved a reputation as a uniquely creative musician. He has worked with artists from across the musical spectrum including Steve Reich, Mischa Maisky, Björk, John Williams, Abel Selaocoe, Thomas Adès, Bobby McFerrin, Zakir Hussain, Max Richter, Anoushka Shankar, James Thierrée, Jacob Collier, and many more.

Alongside his group Lodestar Trio with its unique Scandinavian folk versions of Bach and other Baroque music, Max plays in ZRI, a quintet inspired by the Viennese Red Hedgehog Tavern where Brahms and Schubert heard the Roma and Folk musicians play. As a member of both ensembles Max plays all over Europe. He also has an active career as a recording artist, appearing on countless film and television scores, including solo credits for Napoleon, Wonka, and most recently leading Kate Winslet’s director debut film score for her award-winning film Goodbye June. 

Max was mentored by the legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis and is a graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin School. Max runs a concert series in his hometown in St Leonards on sea where he collaborates with many of his friends including Laura van der Heijden, Fred Thomas, Alice Zawadzki, Heloise Werner, Guy Johnston, and many more. 

Max plays the mandolin, and was awarded first class honours in Political Philosophy at Christ’s College, Cambridge.