Nikolaj Znaider is regularly invited to work with the world's leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, under acclaimed conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Sir Colin Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur and Zubin Mehta.
Born in Denmark to Polish-Israeli parents, he studied with the eminent Russian pedagogue Boris Kushnir. A keen recitalist and chamber musician, he has shared the stage with artists such as Daniel Barenboim, Leif Ove Andsnes, Yuri Bashmet, Yefim Bronfman, Lynn Harrell, Lang Lang and Pinchas Zukerman.
His recordings include the Beethoven and Mendelssohn Violin Concerti with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. Nikolaj Znaider is passionate about the education of musical talent and is Founder and Artistic Director of the Nordic Music Academy, an annual summer school whose vision it is to create conscious and focused musical development based on quality and committment.
He plays the Kreisler Guarnerius del Gesu 1741 on extended loan to him by The Royal Danish Theater through the generosity of the Velux Foundations and the Knud Hojgaard Foundation.