Jonathan Weber leads an eclectic career as a violinist, violist, conductor, composer, and teaching artist. Known for his dynamic presence and stylistic versatility, he has collaborated with some of the most iconic artists in the industry across concert stages, film and television, and the recording studio.
In the classical arena, Mr. Weber is an avid chamber musician who has collaborated with members of the Orion String Quartet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has appeared with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society and the Bach Aria Group, and is currently a member of the two-time Latin Grammy–nominated string quartet Cuartetango. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with ensembles including the Harrisburg Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Reading Symphony, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.
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As a conductor, Weber has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, guest conducted for the NYC civic orchestra: The New Conductors Orchestra, and has led performances at music festivals throughout the United States. He brings extensive experience working with collegiate and pre-collegiate ensembles and has served as a guest coach for the Grammy Award–winning New York Youth Symphony.
Beyond the classical world, Mr. Weber has performed with an extraordinary range of artists, including Billy Joel, Taylor Swift, Peter Gabriel, Roger Daltrey, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Sarah McLachlan, Tony Bennett, Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Nas, Herbie Hancock, Questlove and The Roots, Alicia Keys, Janelle Monáe, Erykah Badu, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, among many others. Hailed by The Boston Globe as “inspired” for his work with electronics, Jonathan Weber is also an active electric violinist and violist. He was a core member of the genre-defying ensemble DBR & The MISSION, which toured internationally with appearances at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress, the Adelaide Music Festival in Australia, and venues nationwide. Additional collaborations include Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, tap-dance legend Savion Glover, and a featured performance with comedian Sarah Silverman during her Carnegie Hall debut at the New York Comedy Festival.
A native New Yorker and sought-after freelancer, Weber has performed in more than twenty Broadway productions and with the Radio City Orchestra. He is a regular presence in New York City’s leading jazz and cabaret venues, including Birdland, The Bitter End, The Cutting Room, Green Room 42, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Triad Theater, and more. His playing has been praised by Theater Pizzazz as “infectious and close-to-dance-while-playing,” and described as “lush” by BroadwayWorld.com. His work in the NYC cabaret community—most notably in collaboration with singer/songwriter and American Idol alum Ava Nicole Frances—earned him the 2025 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Cabaret Show Musician.
Mr. Weber's television appearances include The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, PBS Great Performances, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Film and television credits include Succession, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Joker, The Greatest Showman, Mildred Pierce, and Sex and the City 2. His recording work includes projects with Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, Jay-Z, Albert Hammond Jr., Elliott Goldenthal, and numerous film scores by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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Mr. Weber has served on the college and pre-college faculties of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College (CUNY), the 92nd Street Y, the University at Buffalo (SUNY) Summer Strings Workshop, the New York Summer Music Festival, the Odyssey Chamber Music Festival at the University of Missouri, and the Middlebury Summer Chamber Music Festival.
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Jonathan Weber holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical performance from the City University of New York (CUNY), where he was a student of violinist Daniel Phillips, founding member of the renowned Orion String Quartet.