Nathaniel Robinson was born in Massachusetts to a Yale professor and a concert pianist, and was raised in New York City and Connecticut. With predominantly East Asian and Eastern European ancestry, he draws from a rich cultural heritage that mirrors the breadth of his international artistic career.​

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He began studying the violin at the age of five and made his orchestral debut at ten years old, performing Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and has since appeared internationally as a guest soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician at distinguished venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Kent/Blossom Music Festival. He has also performed at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival/Yale Summer School of Music, as well as at Musikalischer Sommer in Ostfriesland, Germany.

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As an orchestral violinist, Robinson performed with The Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Center during the 2023 to 2025 seasons. In addition, he has recorded on more than a dozen motion picture soundtracks for Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures.

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His honors and awards include the Gold Prize at Season 4 of the Universal Stars Music Competition in 2022, the Jascha Heifetz Society Steinway and Sons Award in 2013, first prizes at the Friends of Stamford Symphony Competition and the Manhattan School of Music Concerto Competition, and recognition as a recipient of the Connecticut Alliance for Music Young Artist Award, the Carl Owen, Elaine Bart, and Eugene B. Kahn Awards at the Manhattan School of Music, and the Stephen Adams Award at Yale University.

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A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, he also holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Columbia University, as well as a Master of Music and Certificate in Performance from Yale University, where he was the very last student of renowned violinist Erick Friedman, himself a protégé of the legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz.

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He performs on violins by Andrea Guarneri, circa 1680, Cremona, Italy; Francesco Guadagnini, 1921, Turin, Italy; and Phillip Injeian, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the great grandnephew of former Florida Governor David Sholtz and Metropolitan Opera bass Edward Lankow.

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