Jonathan Carney

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Jonathan Carney is an American violinist and conductor.

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Career

Carney grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey [1] and graduated from Tenafly High School. [2] He studied at the Juilliard School with Christine Dethier and Ivan Galamian. [3]

He moved to London on a Leverhulme Fellowship Award to study at the Royal College of Music with Trevor Williams. [4] [5] [6] [7]

In 1991 he became leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and appeared as soloist with them in the UK and beyond. [3] In 1994 he was appointed Concertmaster of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, having been joint leader on its American tour; [8] he recorded the Nielsen concerto with them in 1997 (on a Domenico Montagnana instrument). [3] As a member of the Michael Nyman Band he played on the soundtrack of several Peter Greenaway films.

Carney is the concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. [9] In 2018, Katherine Needleman, principal oboist of the Baltimore Symphony, filed a sexual harassment complaint against the orchestra with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), accusing Carney of harassment and retaliation. [10] [11] The orchestra hired an independent investigator, and the investigation concluded there was no hostile work environment so Carney was not disciplined. [12] Carney was later suspended after additional allegations of “inappropriate behavior” toward a musician with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony were reported. [13] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "BSO Concertmaster, Jonathan Carney, joins the faculty of Baltimore School for the Arts, will teach exceptional violin students in BSA’s music program beginning in the 2015-16 school year.", Baltimore School of the Arts, press released dated November 14, 2014. Accessed October 9, 2018. "He grew up in Tenafly, NJ in a family of six musicians, all of whom attended Juilliard."
  2. ↑ Rohan, Virginia. "Stars who went to Tenafly High School come home to raise money for their alma mater", The Record (Bergen County) , June 5, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 9, 2014. Accessed October 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Biographical note in leaflet accompanying Naxos CD 8.554189 (2000)
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Carney: A concertmaster steps forward". Washington Examiner. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  5. ↑ Siegel, Steve. "Classical: Pennsylvania Sinfonia guest conductor Jonathan Carney also will solo on violin". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  6. ↑ "First Violin" . Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  7. ↑ Giuliano, Mike. "It's just Carney, Sharkey and the music for Sundays at Three". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  8. ↑ Quarter Note: the magazine of the Bournemouth Orchestras. No.20 Autumn 1994, p4.
  9. ↑ "Bio". Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Baltimore Symphony musician makes harrassment complaint against concertmaster". The Strad.
  11. ↑ Midgette, Anne; McGlone, Peggy. "BSO musician files EEOC complaint against the orchestra". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. 1 2 McCauley, Mary Carole (5 November 2019). "One year after a BSO oboist alleged sexual harassment by the concertmaster, case remains unresolved". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Concertmaster suspended after peace order filed against him". Seattle Times. November 9, 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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