Jean-Jacques Kantorow
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Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born October 3, 1945 in Cannes ) is a French violinist and conductor of Russian origin.
Kantorow initially took lessons at the Nice Conservatory and at the age of thirteen came to the Conservatoire de Paris , where he received first prize in the violin category the following year. He won several competitions in the 1960s, including the Carl Flesch Competition in London, the Paganini Competition in Genoa and the International Violin Competition in Geneva.
Kantorow has recorded the standard violin repertoire in more than 130 recordings. Glenn Gould called him the most original violinist he had ever heard. He has performed with musicians such as Georg Solti , Daniel Barenboim , Paul Tortelier , Krystian Zimerman , János Starker , Maria João Pires , Gidon Kremer , Edith Wiens and Renée Fleming .
In 1969 he founded a piano trio with the pianist Jacques Rouvier and the cello player Philippe Muller .
Kantorov's career as a conductor began in the 1970s.
After conducting the Orchester de Paris from 1977 to 1978 and then the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra until 1984 , he became chief conductor of the Auvergne Chamber Orchestra in 1985 and of the Ensemble Orchester de Paris in 1993 .
As a guest conductor he worked a. a. with the BBC Chamber Orchestra , the Tapiola Sinfonietta and the Helsinki Chamber Orchestra . As a violin teacher he worked at the Conservatories in Strasbourg, Rotterdam and at the Conservatoire de Paris .
His son Alexandre Kantorow won first prize in the Tchaikovsky competition in 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Kantorow, Jean-Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violinist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cannes |