Jude Ziliak is known to audiences across North America as a charismatic and scholarly exponent of the baroque violin. First violinist of Sonnambula, frequent leader or soloist with American Bach Soloists, and a core member of Clarion and the Blue Hill Bach Festival, he has also appeared with Les Arts Florissants, The English Concert, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, among others, and often appears in recital with noted collaborators including David Schulenberg, Nicola Canzano, and Elliot Figg. Jude is a dedicated teacher, and has served on the faculty of New York's Special Music School since 2015. He also directs Clarion's annual weeklong workshop and masterclass series each June. He studied baroque violin at Juilliard and modern violin at Rice and Boston University.  In 2018 Ziliak received the Jeffrey Thomas Award from the American Bach Soloists, awarded annually to recognize “exceptionally gifted emerging professionals in the field of early music who show extraordinary promise and accomplishment.” Raised in Sewanee, Tennessee, he now makes his home in New York with his wife, musicologist Elizabeth Weinfield, and their children.