Ezra Uxó Williams

About

Ezra Uxó Williams is 22 years old and recently completed the fourth and final year of his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He began learning violin at the age of five with Suzuki teacher Toni Robson and is currently under the tutelage of Fintan Murphy, who has taught Ezra since he moved to the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School in 2017. Ezra has an avid interest in all aspects of classical music, with a deep passion for performing. For the last two years he has been the concertmaster of the University of Melbourne’s Symphony Orchestra, touring to Singapore and Malaysia in 2021, as well as the Principal Second Violin of the Australian Youth Orchestra. During his time at university Ezra has received numerous awards and grants in recognition of excellence. Ezra completed his LMusA in 2020, in the same year received an ATAR of 98.1, and was a recipient of the VCAA Margaret Schofield Memorial Scholarship. In his final year, Ezra was nominated for the John Hopkins Music Award and received the VCASS Principal’s Award. Away from the violin, he has studied conducting, historically informed performance, and avant-garde classical music and jazz. Ezra’s other interests include history, philosophy and literature.