Stefan Jackiw
Violinist Stefan Jackiw is recognized as one of his generation’s most significant artists, captivating audiences with playing that combines poetry and purity with an impeccable technique. Hailed for playing of "uncommon musical substance" that is “striking for its intelligence and sensitivity” (Boston Globe), Jackiw has appeared as soloist with the Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco symphony orchestras, among others, and he has collaborated with such renowned conductors as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Andris Nelsons, Charles Dutoit, David Robertson, Ludovic Morlot, Hannu Lintu, Marin Alsop, Sir Andrew Davis and Yuri Temirkanov. His solo performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Australia’s Sydney Opera House in March was seen live on YouTube by more than 30 million people worldwide.
In the 2013-2014 season, Jackiw makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut performing Stravinsky, Brahms, Strauss and the world premiere of a new work by David Fulmer. He will also give the world premiere of David Fulmer's Violin Concerto at the Heidelberg Festival with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Matthias Pintscher. Other season highlights include performances of Mozart's Violin Concerto no. 5 with the St. Louis Symphony under Nicholas McGegan, and with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He will also pair Mozart Concerti with Lutoslawski's Partita during the season, including performances with the Indianapolis Symphony and Krzysztof Urbanski. Jackiw's return engagements include performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony under Juraj Valcuha and the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern. His appearances in Europe include performances with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester, the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. In recital, Jackiw will appear on tour throughout the United States, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Spivey Hall in Atlanta.
In recent seasons, Jackiw debuted with the Atlanta Symphony under Nicholas McGegan, the Royal Philharmonic under Charles Dutoit and the Netherlands Philharmonic under Louie Langree. He also enjoyed return engagements with the Chicago Symphony and Toronto Symphony. This past summer, Jackiw appeared at a number of music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival and Seattle Chamber Music Society.
Jackiw made his European debut in London in 2002 to great critical acclaim, playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Benjamin Zander. His sensational performance was featured on the front page of London’s Times, and the Strad reported, “A 14-year-old violinist took the London music world by storm.” Jackiw has also performed abroad with the London Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra of Ireland, the Seoul Philharmonic and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
Jackiw is also an active recitalist and chamber musician. He has performed in numerous important festivals and concert series, including the Aspen Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, and Caramoor International Music Festival, the Celebrity Series of Boston, New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Washington Performing Arts Society and the Louvre Recital Series in Paris. As a chamber musician, Jackiw has collaborated with such artists as Jeremy Denk, Steven Isserlis, Yo-Yo Ma and Gil Shaham. He is a regular participant at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music and Bard Music Festivals. At the opening night of Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in New York, Jackiw was the only young artist invited to perform, playing alongside such artists as Emanuel Ax, Renée Fleming, Evgeny Kissin and James Levine.
On disc, Jackiw is garnering acclaim for his debut album of the Brahms Violin Sonatas with pianist Max Levinson (Sony). Fanfare magazine proclaimed, “Jackiw is fantastic. …This is now the recording of Brahms’s violin sonatas to have.”
Born in 1985 to physicist parents of Korean and German descent, Jackiw began playing the violin at the age of four. His teachers have included Zinaida Gilels, Michèle Auclair and Donald Weilerstein. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, as well as an Artist Diploma from the New England Conservatory. In 2002, the young artist was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. He lives in New York City.
In the 2013-2014 season, Jackiw makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut performing Stravinsky, Brahms, Strauss and the world premiere of a new work by David Fulmer. He will also give the world premiere of David Fulmer's Violin Concerto at the Heidelberg Festival with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Matthias Pintscher. Other season highlights include performances of Mozart's Violin Concerto no. 5 with the St. Louis Symphony under Nicholas McGegan, and with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He will also pair Mozart Concerti with Lutoslawski's Partita during the season, including performances with the Indianapolis Symphony and Krzysztof Urbanski. Jackiw's return engagements include performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony under Juraj Valcuha and the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern. His appearances in Europe include performances with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester, the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. In recital, Jackiw will appear on tour throughout the United States, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Spivey Hall in Atlanta.
In recent seasons, Jackiw debuted with the Atlanta Symphony under Nicholas McGegan, the Royal Philharmonic under Charles Dutoit and the Netherlands Philharmonic under Louie Langree. He also enjoyed return engagements with the Chicago Symphony and Toronto Symphony. This past summer, Jackiw appeared at a number of music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival and Seattle Chamber Music Society.
Jackiw made his European debut in London in 2002 to great critical acclaim, playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Benjamin Zander. His sensational performance was featured on the front page of London’s Times, and the Strad reported, “A 14-year-old violinist took the London music world by storm.” Jackiw has also performed abroad with the London Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Ulster Orchestra of Ireland, the Seoul Philharmonic and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
Jackiw is also an active recitalist and chamber musician. He has performed in numerous important festivals and concert series, including the Aspen Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, and Caramoor International Music Festival, the Celebrity Series of Boston, New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Washington Performing Arts Society and the Louvre Recital Series in Paris. As a chamber musician, Jackiw has collaborated with such artists as Jeremy Denk, Steven Isserlis, Yo-Yo Ma and Gil Shaham. He is a regular participant at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music and Bard Music Festivals. At the opening night of Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in New York, Jackiw was the only young artist invited to perform, playing alongside such artists as Emanuel Ax, Renée Fleming, Evgeny Kissin and James Levine.
On disc, Jackiw is garnering acclaim for his debut album of the Brahms Violin Sonatas with pianist Max Levinson (Sony). Fanfare magazine proclaimed, “Jackiw is fantastic. …This is now the recording of Brahms’s violin sonatas to have.”
Born in 1985 to physicist parents of Korean and German descent, Jackiw began playing the violin at the age of four. His teachers have included Zinaida Gilels, Michèle Auclair and Donald Weilerstein. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, as well as an Artist Diploma from the New England Conservatory. In 2002, the young artist was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. He lives in New York City.