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James Ehnes has established himself as one of the most sought-after violinists on the international stage. Gifted with a rare combination of stunning virtuosity, serene lyricism and an unfaltering musicality, Ehnes is a favorite guest at the world’s most celebrated concert halls.
Recent orchestral highlights include the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Gianandrea Noseda, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig with |
Alexander Shelley, San Francisco Symphony with Marek Janowski, Frankfurt Radio Symphony with Andrés Orozco-Estrada, London Symphony with Daniel Harding, and Munich Philharmonic with Jaap van Zweden.
Alongside his concerto work, Ehnes maintains a busy recital schedule, performing regularly at the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Center Chicago, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the White Nights Festival in St Petersburg, Verbier Festival, and the Festival de Pâques in Aix.
In addition to his solo work, Ehnes is the Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with leading artists such as Leif Ove Andsnes, Renaud Capuçon, Nikolai Lugansky, Yo-Yo Ma, and Yuja Wang. In 2010, he formally established the Ehnes Quartet.
Ehnes has an extensive discography and has won many awards for his recordings including 2 GRAMMY awards, a Gramophone award, and 11 Juno awards. Recent releases include three volumes of Beethoven Sonatas with pianist Andrew Armstrong, and concerti by Kernis, Howard, Strauss, and Beethoven.
Ehnes began violin studies at the age of five and became a protégé of the noted Canadian violinist Francis Chaplin. He continued his studies with Sally Thomas at the Meadowmount School of Music and The Juilliard School, winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music upon his graduation in 1997. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of both the Order of Manitoba and the Order of Canada.
James Ehnes plays the “Marsick” Stradivarius of 1715.
Alongside his concerto work, Ehnes maintains a busy recital schedule, performing regularly at the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Center Chicago, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the White Nights Festival in St Petersburg, Verbier Festival, and the Festival de Pâques in Aix.
In addition to his solo work, Ehnes is the Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with leading artists such as Leif Ove Andsnes, Renaud Capuçon, Nikolai Lugansky, Yo-Yo Ma, and Yuja Wang. In 2010, he formally established the Ehnes Quartet.
Ehnes has an extensive discography and has won many awards for his recordings including 2 GRAMMY awards, a Gramophone award, and 11 Juno awards. Recent releases include three volumes of Beethoven Sonatas with pianist Andrew Armstrong, and concerti by Kernis, Howard, Strauss, and Beethoven.
Ehnes began violin studies at the age of five and became a protégé of the noted Canadian violinist Francis Chaplin. He continued his studies with Sally Thomas at the Meadowmount School of Music and The Juilliard School, winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music upon his graduation in 1997. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of both the Order of Manitoba and the Order of Canada.
James Ehnes plays the “Marsick” Stradivarius of 1715.
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“One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (New York Times) and “a born Schubertian” (Gramophone), Inon Barnatan is celebrated for his poetic sensibility, musical intelligence, and consummate artistry. He is a regular soloist with many of the world’s foremost orchestras and conductors and recently served for three seasons as the inaugural Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic.
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Last season Barnatan re-created, with the Cincinnati Symphony, Beethoven’s legendary 1808 concert, which included the world premiere of his Fourth Piano Concerto. He also performed a complete Beethoven concerto cycle with New Jersey’s Princeton Symphony. In 2019 he began his tenure as Music Director of California’s La Jolla Music Society Summerfest.
The recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, Barnatan is a sought-after recitalist and chamber musician. He has been heard in recital at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, Boston’s Celebrity Series, Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, and London’s Southbank Centre, where he made his International Piano Series debut with a program of Ravel and Mussorgsky. He was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS Two program from 2006 to 2009, and he frequently performs in recital with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.
Passionate about contemporary music, Barnatan has commissioned and performed works by many living composers, premiering pieces by Thomas Adès, Sebastian Currier, Avner Dorman, Alan Fletcher, Joseph Hallman, Alasdair Nicolson, Andrew Norman and Matthias Pintscher.
Last season Barnatan released Beethoven’s complete piano concertos, recorded with Alan Gilbert and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on Pentatone. His acclaimed discography includes Schubert’s late piano sonatas on Avie; his account of the great A-major Sonata (D. 959) was chosen by BBC Radio 3 as one of the all-time best recordings of the piece. His album Darknesse Visible was named BBC Music’s “Instrumentalist CD of the Month” and won a coveted place on the New York Times’ “Best of 2012” list.
The recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, Barnatan is a sought-after recitalist and chamber musician. He has been heard in recital at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, Boston’s Celebrity Series, Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, and London’s Southbank Centre, where he made his International Piano Series debut with a program of Ravel and Mussorgsky. He was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS Two program from 2006 to 2009, and he frequently performs in recital with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.
Passionate about contemporary music, Barnatan has commissioned and performed works by many living composers, premiering pieces by Thomas Adès, Sebastian Currier, Avner Dorman, Alan Fletcher, Joseph Hallman, Alasdair Nicolson, Andrew Norman and Matthias Pintscher.
Last season Barnatan released Beethoven’s complete piano concertos, recorded with Alan Gilbert and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on Pentatone. His acclaimed discography includes Schubert’s late piano sonatas on Avie; his account of the great A-major Sonata (D. 959) was chosen by BBC Radio 3 as one of the all-time best recordings of the piece. His album Darknesse Visible was named BBC Music’s “Instrumentalist CD of the Month” and won a coveted place on the New York Times’ “Best of 2012” list.