Julia Wedman is one of Canada’s most distinguished baroque violinists, admired for the expressive freedom, vitality, and stylistic imagination of her playing. A core member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra since 2005, she has built an international career as a soloist, concertmaster, chamber musician, and director, touring throughout Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
A longtime member of the celebrated ensemble I FURIOSI, Wedman is also a founding member of the Eybler Quartet, whose acclaimed discography spans Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Vanhal, Eybler, and the recently rediscovered string quartets of Franz Weiss. She holds the distinguished position of Principal Baroque Leader of Symphony Nova Scotia, following former Tafelmusik Music Director Jeanne Lamon, and is increasingly in demand as a guest director, having led ensembles including the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Victoria Baroque, String Theory Baroque Ensemble, and the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra in South Africa.
She is concertmaster of both the Toronto Bach Festival Orchestra and the JUNO Award-winning L’Harmonie des Saisons in Québec, featured as soloist on their Bach and Vivaldi concerto recordings. Her acclaimed debut solo recording of Heinrich Biber’s Mystery Sonatas was followed in 2023 by the complete works for solo violin by J.S. Bach.
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Wedman studied at the University of Western Ontario, Indiana University, and the University of Toronto. She is also Co-Artistic Director of Harmony Is in Our Hands and a founding member of Gentileschi Baroque Ensemble, bringing historically informed performance into dialogue with accessibility and community.