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The third NSO Youth Fellow to join the National Symphony Orchestra, violinist Benjamin Scott holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the New England Conservatory. Upon conclusion of his fellowship with the New World Symphony, he performed regularly with the Pittsburgh Symphony, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Philly POPS, among others. Benjamin acted as associate concertmaster of the National Philharmonic for four years and appeared as a guest soloist at their Summer String Institute. Highlights of his performance background include touring Europe and Asia with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Gustav Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand for its Philadelphia centennial, participating in the internationally broadcast World Meeting of Families Concert in 2015, and recording tracks at NFL Films used for Super Bowls XLVIII–LII.

Benjamin has toured the United States, Europe, and Mexico with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, American Institute of Musical Studies, and the Star Wars In Concert Symphony. He collaborated in chamber performances with cellist Clive Greensmith while concertmaster at the Pacific Music Festival and was a member Artosphere Festival Orchestra during its inaugural season. Together with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, he performed in the 2014 Well-tempered United States tour, led by Grammy Award®-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis.

Benjamin performs annually in the Summer Chamber Music Series of the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association and has recently presented concerts in Maryland and Pennsylvania with the Nottingham ensemble. He performs on a 2016 Guadagnini copy by Samuel Payton of Philadelphia.