Johnny Gandelsman | |
|---|---|
 Gandelsman in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1978 Moscow, USSR |
| Genres | Classical, experimental [1] |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Member of | Brooklyn Rider |
Johnny Gandelsman (born 1978) is a Russian-Israeli violinist and music producer, known for his work as a member of the American string quartet Brooklyn Rider as well as his solo work. [2] [3] In 2024, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Grant. [4] [5]
Gandelsman was born in Moscow, in the then-USSR, to a violist father and a pianist mother. [2] [3] His sister is also a violinist. His family left Moscow for Israel in 1990, and Gandelsman moved to the United States at the age of 17. [3]
In 2020, Gandelsman recorded Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites on the violin, in a performance The New York Times called "feather-light and rooted in dance and folk music". [6]
On November 8 and 9, 2024, the week of the 2024 United States presidential election, Gandelsman performed his piece This is America at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [3] Initially released in 2022, This is America consists of 28 pieces Gandelsman commissioned from a variety of musicians, including Rhiannon Giddens, Angélica Negrón, and Conrad Tao. [1] [3]
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