Born in Brussels, Belgian American violist Dimitri Murrath has made his mark as a soloist on the international scene, performing in venues including Jordan Hall (Boston), Kennedy Center (Washington), Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall (London), Kioi Hall (Tokyo), the National Auditorium (Madrid), and Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), and orchestras such as with orchestras including Orchestre National de Lille, Toho Gakuen Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic. and London Mozart Players.

A recipient of a 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Dimitri is a first prize winner at the Primrose International Viola Competition and won top prizes at the first Tokyo International Viola Competition. 

With a repertoire extending from Bach to contemporary music by Ligeti, Kurtag, and Sciarrino, Murrath is particularly keen on performing new works. Equally avid of chamber music, Murrath was a member musician of the Boston Chamber Music Society for 10 years and has collaborated with Miriam Fried, Pamela Frank, Richard Goode, Gidon Kremer, Menahem Pressler, Mitsuko Uchida, and members of the Takacs, Guarneri, Cleveland, Jerusalem, and Juilliard String Quartets. Dimitri Murrath is Professor of viola and chair of chamber music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Dimitri Murrath participates in the Music for Food project, which raises awareness of the hunger problem faced by a large percent of the population, and gives the opportunity to experience the powerful role music can play as a catalyst for change.