- Jethro Marks
Jethro Marks is a Canadian/American classical
violist . He is the founding violist of theZukerman Chamber Players and the Associate Principal Violist of theNational Arts Centre Orchestra inOttawa .Marks was born in
Vancouver into a musical family, and began studies on the violin as a child. He made his solo debut at the age of 17 with the Londoun Symphony in Virginia, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Soon after he switched his focus to the viola, and began viola studies withAtar Arad at theIndiana University . In 1998 he began studies with Pinchas Zukerman at theManhattan School of Music . Marks has won the Kuttner Quartet Competition, the Indiana University Concerto Competition, and the Manhattan School of Music Concerto Competition.As a chamber musician, Marks has performed at prestigious festivals around the world including
Ravinia , Aspen,Tanglewood , Santa Fe,Mostly Mozart , and theBBC Proms . He has performed atCarnegie Hall ,Alice Tully Hall , and theRoyal Albert Hall , and has collaborated with artists includingItzhak Perlman ,Michael Tree ,Yefim Bronfman , andLynn Harrell . With theZukerman Chamber Players he has performed over 40 concerts around the world and recorded two CDs since 2003.In January 2007, Marks performed the World Premiere of
Steven Gellman 's Viola Concerto with theOttawa Symphony Orchestra to critical acclaim.
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