Concertmaster
Tim Willis was born in regional New South Wales and has been experimenting with historically informed performance since his teenage years.
Whilst living in Germany for five years from 2015, he performed with Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Collegium 1704, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, Elbipolis Barockorchester, Lautten Compagney in performances, festivals, recordings, and films around the world, from Italy to Poland, and Georgia to China.
Since returning to Australia, Tim has been based in Melbourne and performs with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera and Muffat Collective. He joined Genesis Baroque as a concertmaster and soloist in 2024.
Tim is regularly hired as a researcher, music typesetter and editor. His editions of newly discovered works from the baroque period have been used in numerous CD recordings and concert performances by a number of soloists and ensembles.
Tim also has a special interest in music for viola d’amore and concertises regularly on that instrument.
