Johnny Gandelsman

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Johnny Gandelsman
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Gandelsman in 2015
Background information
Born1978
Moscow, USSR
Genres Classical, experimental [1]
InstrumentViolin
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] From 2009-14 he performed with The Knights ensemble, and in 2013 he was a soloist with them at the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. [4]

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In 2024, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Grant. [5] [6]

Biography

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]

Career

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". [7]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Howe, Brian (12 July 2022). "Johnny Gandelsman: This Is America". Pitchfork . Condé Nast . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Johnny Gandelsman". BSO. Boston Symphony Orchestra . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hernández, Javier C. (7 November 2024). "A Violinist on a Mission to Capture America, Division and All". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Notable Events and Performers". Naumburg Orchestral Concerts. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Roxanne (1 October 2024). "Meet the 2024 MacArthur 'genius grant' winners". The Washington Post . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Johnny Gandelsman". www.macfound.org. MacArthur Foundation . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Barone, Joshua (1 June 2021). "Bach's Cello Suites, Now on Violin, With a Folksy Feel". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 November 2024.


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