Meet soloist James Ehnes: Joins Bramwell Tovey for second TACO classical concert and first Amica Rush Hour, Oct. 18-19

JAMES EHNES, violinist

• 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.
• Long list of performing with orchestras includes Boston, Chicago, London, NHK and Vienna Symphony orchestras, Los Angeles, New York, Munich and Czech philharmonic orchestras, and Cleveland, Philadelphia, Philharmonia and DSO Berlin orchestras.
• Recent orchestral highlights include the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, San Francisco and Frankfurt Radio symphonies, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Gothenburg Symphony.
• Debuted with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Lincoln Center in spring 2019 and held a residency with the Minnesota Orchestra throughout 2017-18.
• Premiered the Aaron-Jay Kernis Violin Concerto with the Toronto, Seattle and Dallas symphony orchestras, and gave additional performances of the piece with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
• Awarded the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award in the Instrumentalist category.
• Studied 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.
• A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2010.

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