Rohan Joshi is a distinguished violist and educator based in Austin, Texas, originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. A recent graduate of the University of Maryland, where he served as a graduate assistant to Prof. Katherine Murdock, Rohan has twice been awarded fellowships to the National Orchestral Institute (2018/2022). He has also been in residence at the Scotia Festival of Music and the Harvard Summer Chamber Music Festival as a founding member of the Hugo Quartet, receiving coaching from members of the Arneis, Pacifica, Muir, and St. Lawrence Quartets.

An active and passionate orchestral musician, Rohan’s performances have taken him from Boston Symphony Hall to Detroit Symphony Hall. He has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, was a member of the New England Philharmonic, recorded with NAXOS for the “American Masterworks” series, and collaborated with renowned conductors such as Marin Alsop, Joanne Falleta, and the late Bramwell Tovey. Currently, Rohan is the principal violist of the Central Texas Philharmonic, a core member of Austin Unconducted, a substitute with the SAPhil, Austin Opera, Austin Symphony, and a regular freelancer.

Rohan holds a BM/BA in Viola Performance/Political Science from Boston University and an MM in Viola Performance from the University of Maryland. His principal teachers include Daniel Doña, Katherine Murdock, Michelle LaCourse, Hye Min Choi, and Nenad Djordjevic. He has also participated in lessons and masterclasses with prominent pedagogues such as Daniel Foster, CJ Chang, Joan DerHovsepian, Sharon Wei, Mark Holloway, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Matthew Young, and Karin Brown.

Believing in the universal right to musical creativity and expression, Rohan’s teaching approach emphasizes accessibility and diversity. His flexible, individual, and holistic teaching style focuses on technique, appreciation, and interpretation, strongly aligning with Paolo Freire’s “problem-posing” method. In Austin, Rohan is the lead high strings teaching artist with Austin Soundwaves and maintains a private studio.

In his spare time, Rohan enjoys reading and writing about music on his newsletter, Highway 61. He also loves listening to indie music, walking his greyhound, making pourovers, reading Continental Philosophy, writing, and composing.