James Ehnes Explained

James Ehnes
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:27 January 1976
Birth Place:Brandon, Manitoba
Instrument:Violin, Viola
Associated Acts:Ehnes Quartet

James Ehnes, (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian concert violinist and violist.

Early life

Ehnes was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the son of Alan Ehnes,[1] long time trumpet professor at Brandon University (Canada), and Barbara Withey Ehnes, former ballerina with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ruth Page's International Ballet, and Chicago 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 the Meadowmount School of Music and from 1993 to 1997 at The Juilliard School, winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music upon his graduation.[3]

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

Career

Ehnes has performed with all of the major orchestras in North America including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in the U.S., as well as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada.[5]

In Europe he has performed as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, plus many others.[5]

In October 2005, he was awarded a Doctor of Music degree (honoris causa) from Brandon University and in July 2007 he became the youngest person ever elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2010, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[6]

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

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

Ehnes joined the Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin in 2017.[12] [13]

Ehnes will join The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music faculty as a professor of practice in violin as of August 1, 2024.[14] [15]

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

Ehnes lives in Ellenton, Florida with his wife and two children.

Discography

James Ehnes

Ehnes Quartet

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ehnes, Alan Charles. 12 Oct 2019. Brandon Sun. 4 Feb 2020.
  2. Web site: Francis Chaplin. King. Betty Nygaard. 13 Dec 2013. Canadian Encyclopedia. 4 Feb 2020.
  3. Web site: The Boy from Brandon: Canada's Violin Hope. 17 February 2012. Hanson, Philip. 1 October 1998. La Scena Musicale.
  4. Web site: BAnQ numérique. 2021-06-11. Numerique.banq.qc.ca. fr.
  5. Web site: James Ehnes | School of Music. Brandonu.ca.
  6. Web site: Annabelle . Cloutier . Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada . . 30 June 2010 . 22 April 2014.
  7. Web site: Fishman . Elly . 2023-01-17 . The Man Who Fixes the World's Finest Violins . 2023-01-30 . Chicago Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-02-12 . 2021-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211003135919/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/james-ehnes-grammy-award-violinist-1.5014263 . dead .
  9. Web site: Concerto. Gramophone.
  10. Web site: Artist of the Year | James Ehnes. Gramophone.
  11. Web site: Instrumentalist: Winners to date. Royal Philharmonic Society.
  12. Web site: James Ehnes. Royal Academy of Music.
  13. Web site: James Ehnes joins London's Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin. The Strad. March 16, 2017.
  14. Web site: Violinist James Ehnes appointed to Jacobs School of Music faculty. Jacobs School of Music. October 13, 2023.
  15. Web site: Violinist James Ehnes Joins Jacobs School of Music Faculty. The Violin Channel. October 16, 2023.
  16. Star violinist James Ehnes on his 'other' life as a chamber musician. Thomas . May . . 14 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717043334/https://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/star-violinist-james-ehnes-on-his-other-life-as-a-chamber-musician. 2015-07-17 . dead.
  17. News: Paganini: 24 Caprices: James Ehnes/Paganini: 24 Caprices: Thomas Zehetmair . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2009-10-22 . 2015-06-30.
  18. News: Bartók: Works for Violin and Piano Vol 2: Sonatas and Folk Dances – review . The Observer . Fiona Maddocks. Fiona Maddocks . 2013-01-19 . 2015-06-30.

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