James Ehnes
James Ehnes (born January 27, 1976 in Brandon , Manitoba ) is a Canadian violinist .
biography
James Ehnes, son of trumpeter Alan Ehnes, who teaches at the Brandon University School of Music , began his musical training on the violin at the age of four. At the age of nine he became a student of the famous Canadian violinist Francis Chaplin . In 1987, at the age of eleven, he became known to a larger audience for the first time by winning first place in the Canadian music competition in the field of stringed instruments. The following year he also won first prize in the same category at the Canadian Music Festival , making it the youngest ever.
He began his actual career as a concert violinist at the age of thirteen, when he performed with the Orchester symphonique de Montréal . Over the years he won numerous prizes and later studied at the Meadowmount School of Music and from 1993 at the Juilliard School , which he graduated in 1997.
In October 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Brandon University and in July 2007 he was admitted to the Royal Society of Canada as the youngest ever elected member .
James Ehnes plays the Stradivarius “Marsick” from 1715 from David L. Fulton's private collection of instruments. He currently resides in Bradenton, Florida with his family .
reception
James Ehnes received very positive feedback from critics and various newspapers because of his virtuoso playing. The Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail called him “Jascha Heifetz of our days”. In March 2009, the London Times praised Ehnes' "tangible joy" on the instrument, his perfect intonation and phrasing .
Discography
- 1995 Paganini : 24 caprices
- 2000 Prokofiev : The Two Violin Sonatas and Five Melodies
- 2000 Ravel , Debussy , Saint-Saëns
- 2000 Johann Sebastian Bach : The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
- 2001 Max Bruch : Violin Concertos No. 1 & 3
- 2001 French Showpieces
- 2002 Max Bruch: Concerto No. 2, Scottish Fantasy
- 2002 Fritz Kreisler
- 2003 Schumann : Piano Quintet in E flat major op.44, Fauré : Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor op.115
- 2004 Johann Nepomuk Hummel : ao Violin Concerto in G major
- 2004 Smetana , Dvořák , Janáček : Romantic Pieces
- 2004 Wieniawski , Sarasate
- 2005 Luigi Dallapiccola
- 2005 Ernő Dohnányi
- 2005 John Adams : Road Movies
- 2005 Dvořák : Concertos
- 2005 Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord , Vol. 1
- 2006 Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord , Vol. 2
- 2006 Mozart : Violin Concertos , 2 CDs
- 2006 Samuel Barber , Erich Wolfgang Korngold , William Walton : Violin Concertos
- 2007 Elgar : Violin Concerto
- 2008 homage . CD and DVD. Ehnes plays works by various composers on twelve violins from the Fulton Collection, including Stradivari and members of the Guarneri family .
- 2009 Paganini: 24 caprices
- 2010 Mendelssohn : Violin concerto
- 2011 Bartók : Violin Concertos and Viola Concerto
- 2011 Tchaikovsky : Complete works for violin
- 2012 Bartók: Works for violin and piano , Vol. 1
- 2012 Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
- 2013 Bartók: Works for violin and piano , Vol. 2
- 2013 Britten and Shostakovich : Violin concertos
- 2013 Prokofiev: Complete works for violin
- 2013 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
- 2014 Khatschaturjan Violin Concerto ; Shostakovich: String Quartets No. 7 & 8
- 2014 Bartók: Works for violin and piano , Vol. 3
- 2014 American Chamber Music
- 2015 Franck and Strauss: Violin Sonatas
- 2018 James Newton Howard, Aaron Jay Kernis Violin Concertos, Bramwell Tovey, 'Stream of Limelight'
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brandon, Manitoba, violinist James Ehnes wins Juno award digitaljournal.com, April 21, 2013
- ↑ News & Revies 2008–2009 jamesehnes.com, see review of March 11, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehnes, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandon , Manitoba |