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| JAMES EHNES |
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JAMES EHNES, Violin |
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“…the way he touched the very soul of the Elgar concerto made for a performance that surpassed the exceptional and entered the realms of the truly inspirational.”
The Daily Telegraph on James Ehnes' debut with the London Symphony Orchestra
Born in 1976 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, James Ehnes has rapidly established
a pre-eminent reputation among young concert violinists. Despite his youth
Ehnes has already performed with many of the major orchestras of the world
including Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, New York,
London Symphony, Philharmonia, Czech Philharmonic, DSO Berlin and the NHK
Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with numerous leading conductors including
Ashkenazy, Dutoit, Ivan Fischer, Paavo Järvi, Maazel, Mackerras, Robertson,
Saraste and Thielemann.
Highlights of the 05-06 season for Ehnes have included returns to the London Symphony Orchestra with Alsop, Philharmonia Orchestra with Ashkenazy, New York Philharmonic with Maazel and his debut with Chicago Symphony Orchestra with David Robertson. He performed with the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Philharmonique de Liege and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, as well as in recital and chamber music with international musicians at the Deauville Festival in France.
Future engagements include London concerts and a UK tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis and a return to the New York Philharmonic with Maazel. He will perform concerti with the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, BBC Philharmonic and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and will give recitals in the St Magnus Festival and Wigmore Hall.
James Ehnes maintains a busy recital schedule across Europe and North America, and has appeared at the City of London Festival, Ravinia, Montreux, Festival de la Chaise-Dieu and the White Nights Festival in St Petersburg. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with such artists as Leif Ove Andsnes, Louis Lortie, Yo-Yo Ma and Jan Vogler.
Ehnes' discography includes a CBC recording of Bruch Concertos Nos. 1 &
3 with Charles Dutoit and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
that was the winner of the Juno Award 2002 for Best Classical Album. He
has made several recordings for Analekta including a highly acclaimed recital
disc of Dvorak, Janacek and Smetana with pianist Eduard Laurel, of which
The Daily Telegraph commented “There is colour, rhythmic élan, a
feeling of pure joy. Yet the performances also attest to Ehnes' total finesse,
his lyrical warmth and tenderness…” Ehnes has also made a number of recordings
for Chandos including the Dvorak Violin Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic
and Noseda as well as works by Hummel, Dohnányi and Dallapiccola.
His most recent recording is of the complete Mozart Violin Concerti with
an orchestra specially put together and directed by Ehnes himself. BBC
Music Magazine selected this as the benchmark recording of these pieces.
Ehnes began violin studies at the age of four, became a protégé of the noted Canadian violinist Francis Chaplin aged nine, made his orchestral debut with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal aged 13, and graduated from The Juilliard School in 1997, winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music.
James Ehnes plays the “Ex Marsick” Stradivarius of 1715 and gratefully acknowledges its extended loan from the Fulton Collection.
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