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James Ehnes

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James Ehnes
CMOMFRSC
Born(1976-01-27)January 27, 1976(age 48)
Brandon,Manitoba
Genres
Instrument(s)Violin,Viola
Websitejamesehnes.com

James Ehnes,CMOMFRSC(born January 27, 1976) is aCanadianconcertviolinistandviolist.

Early life[edit]

Ehnes was born inBrandon, Manitoba,the son of Alan Ehnes,[1]long time trumpet professor atBrandon University(Canada), and Barbara Withey Ehnes, former ballerina withLes Grands Ballets Canadiens,Ruth Page's International Ballet, andChicago Ballet,and former director of the Brandon School of Dance. Ehnes began his violin studies at the age of four and at age nine became a protégé of the noted Canadian violinist Francis Chaplin.[2]He studied with Sally Thomas at theMeadowmount School of Musicand from 1993 to 1997 atThe Juilliard School,winning thePeter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Musicupon his graduation.[3]

James Ehnes toured with Jeunesses MusicalesCanada during the 1992–1993 season, when he was only 16 years old.[4]

Career[edit]

Ehnes has performed with all of the major orchestras in North America including theNew York Philharmonic Orchestra,theChicago Symphony Orchestra,theBoston Symphony Orchestra,thePhiladelphia Orchestra,theCleveland Orchestra,and theLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestrain the U.S., as well as theToronto Symphony Orchestra,theMontreal Symphony Orchestra,theVancouver Symphony Orchestra,and theNational Arts Centre Orchestrain Canada.[5]

In Europe he has performed as soloist with theLondon Symphony Orchestra,thePhilharmonia,theBBC Symphony Orchestra,theBBC Philharmonic,theRoyal Scottish National Orchestra,theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic,theUlster Orchestra,theDeutsche Kammerphilharmonie,theOrchestre National de Lyon,theCzech Philharmonic Orchestra,theBudapest Festival Orchestra,and theFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra,plus many others.[5]

In October 2005, he was awarded a Doctor of Music degree (honoris causa) fromBrandon Universityand in July 2007 he became the youngest person ever elected as a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada.In 2010, he was made a Member of theOrder of Canada.[6]

Ehnes performs on the 1715 "ex-Marsick "Stradivarius.[7]His commercial recordings have won many awards and prizes, including 11Junos,twoGrammies,[8]and twoGramophone Classical Music Awards- 2008 Best Concerto[9]forEdward Elgar's Violin Concerto- 2021 Artist of the Year.[10]

Ehnes was awarded the 2017Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awardsin the Instrumentalist category.[11]

Ehnes joined theRoyal Academy of Musicas visiting professor of violin in 2017.[12][13]

Ehnes will joinThe Indiana University Jacobs School of Musicfaculty as a professor of practice in violin as of August 1, 2024.[14][15]

Ehnes is artistic director of theSeattle Chamber Music Society.He and violinistAmy Schwartz Moretti,violist Che-Yen Chen, and cellist Edward Arron perform as the Ehnes Quartet.[16]

Ehnes lives inEllenton, Floridawith his wife and two children.

Discography[edit]

James Ehnes[edit]

Ehnes Quartet[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Ehnes, Alan Charles".Brandon Sun.12 Oct 2019.Retrieved4 Feb2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^King, Betty Nygaard (13 Dec 2013)."Francis Chaplin".Canadian Encyclopedia.Retrieved4 Feb2020.
  3. ^Hanson, Philip (1 October 1998)."The Boy from Brandon: Canada's Violin Hope".La Scena Musicale.Retrieved17 February2012.
  4. ^"BAnQ numérique".Numerique.banq.qc.ca(in French).Retrieved2021-06-11.
  5. ^ab"James Ehnes | School of Music".Brandonu.ca.
  6. ^Cloutier, Annabelle (30 June 2010)."Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada".Governor General of Canada.Retrieved22 April2014.
  7. ^Fishman, Elly (2023-01-17)."The Man Who Fixes the World's Finest Violins".Chicago Magazine.Retrieved2023-01-30.
  8. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-10-03.Retrieved2019-02-12.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^"Concerto".Gramophone.
  10. ^"Artist of the Year | James Ehnes".Gramophone.
  11. ^"Instrumentalist: Winners to date".Royal Philharmonic Society.
  12. ^"James Ehnes".Royal Academy of Music.
  13. ^"James Ehnes joins London's Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin".The Strad.March 16, 2017.
  14. ^"Violinist James Ehnes appointed to Jacobs School of Music faculty".Jacobs School of Music.October 13, 2023.
  15. ^"Violinist James Ehnes Joins Jacobs School of Music Faculty".The Violin Channel.October 16, 2023.
  16. ^May, Thomas (14 July 2015)."Star violinist James Ehnes on his 'other' life as a chamber musician".The Strad.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-07-17.
  17. ^Andrew Clements (2009-10-22)."Paganini: 24 Caprices: James Ehnes/Paganini: 24 Caprices: Thomas Zehetmair".The Guardian.Retrieved2015-06-30.
  18. ^Fiona Maddocks(2013-01-19)."Bartók: Works for Violin and Piano Vol 2: Sonatas and Folk Dances – review".The Observer.Retrieved2015-06-30.

External links[edit]

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