Born 1964 in Windhoek, Namibia. Lives and works in Brussels.

George van Dam is a violinist and composer who has worked with leading composers of today, including Aperghis, Eötvos, Hosokawa, Kagel, Kurtàg, Ligeti, Steve Reich, Saariaho, K. Stockhausen and Joji Yuasa. He has worked as a soloist or within the context of contemporary-music ensembles with Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, MusikFabrik or Ictus, the latter of which he is a founding member. Van Dam has composed chamber music, song cycles, a violin concerto with timbila-orchestra, film music and music for theater and dance performances, for James Bowman, Manon de Boer, Josse De Pauw, Ballet de Marseille, Rosas, Ultima Vez, among others.