- Jonathan Carney
Jonathan Carney is a
violinist ,violist , andconductor noted for his interpretations ofLuciano Berio ,Michael Nyman ,Max Bruch ,Johannes Brahms ,Jean Sibelius ,Felix Mendelssohn ,John Cage ,Bruno Maderna ,Pablo Sarasate ,Fritz Kreisler ,Krzysztof Penderecki ,Paul Hindemith ,Philip Glass ,Toru Takemitsu , andAntonio Vivaldi .His parents and all three of his siblings are all graduates of the
Juilliard School of Music , where Jonathan studied withChristine Delthier andIvan Galamian . He then moved toLondon on aLeverhulme Fellowship Award to study at theRoyal College of Music .In 1986-1987, he performed the premiere, film version, and debut recording of Nyman's
opera , "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat ". He performed as a member of theMichael Nyman Band and theBalanescu Quartet until 1991, when he was appointed leader of theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra . ForTring International , heconducted the Royal Philharmonic in many budget-priced recordings of the standard repertoire, often performing violin solos on them as well. He also performed Nyman's "On the Fiddle" (a three-movement work for orchestra and violin solo of music from "Prospero's Books ", "A Zed & Two Noughts ", and "The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover ") on a 1996 RPO recording of "The Piano Concerto" and suite from "Prospero's Books".In 1994, he was appointed leader of the
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra , and performed many solos, includingGiovanni Bottesini 's "Gran Duo Concertante " with David Daly, the principalbass violin ist.He was appointed concertmaster of the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2002.He lives with his wife, Ruth, and children, Hannah and Luke. He plays a 1712
Giovanni Grancino violin, which was a gift from Christine Delthier.
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