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28 <a name="top"></a> 29 <div align="center"> 30 <div id="container"> 31 <div id="top1"> <a href="index.html"><img src="images/JVmainhed-a.gif"� 32 alt="Jory Vinikour, harpsichordist, conductor" align="left" border="0"� 33 height="83" width="700"></a></div> 34 <div id="top2"><img src="images/JVmainhed-b.gif" alt="" align="left" border="0"� 35 height="25" width="70"> 36 <!-- nav --> <span class="nav1"><img src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~"� 37 border="0" height="8" width="8"> <a href="biography.shtml">Biography</a> <img� 38 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="8" width="8"> <a� 39 href="engagements.shtml">Engagements</a> <img src="images/dot_teal.gif"� 40 alt="~" border="0" height="8" width="8"> <a href="acclaim.shtml">Acclaim</a> <img� 41 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="8" width="8"> <a� 42 href="recordings.shtml">Recordings</a> <img src="images/dot_teal.gif"� 43 alt="~" border="0" height="8" width="8"> <a href="presenters.shtml">For 44 Presenters</a> <img src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0"� 45 height="8" width="8"> <a href="contact.shtml">Contact Jory</a></span></div> 46 <div id="content"> <br> 47 <div id="maincolumn"> <img src="images/secthed-bio.gif" alt="Biography"� 48 border="0" height="50" width="206"><br clear="all"> 49 <blockquote> 50 <!-- <p align="right" class="med2"><a href="biography-fr.shtml">français</a></p> --> 51 <div id="photoarea1"><img src="photos/JV_Bio_Small.jpg" alt="Jory Vinikour"� 52 border="0" height="134" width="200"><br> 53 <span class="small3">Photo by Hermman Rosso, © Jory Vinikour</span><br> 54 </div> 55 <p>Recognized as one of the outstanding harpsichordists of his 56 generation, <b>Jory Vinikour</b> has cultivated a 57 highly-diversified career that takes him to the worlds most 58 important festivals, concert halls, and opera houses as 59 recitalist and concerto soloist, partner to many of todays 60 finest instrumental and vocal artists, coach, and conductor.</p> 61 <p>Born in Chicago, Jory journeyed to Paris to study with Huguette 62 Dreyfus and Kenneth Gilbert, facilitated by a Fulbright 63 scholarship. First Prizes in the International Harpsichord 64 Competitions of Warsaw (1993) and the Prague Spring Festival 65 (1994) brought him to the publics attention, and he has since 66 appeared in festivals and concert series throughout much of the 67 world.</p> 68 <p>A concerto soloist with a repertoire ranging from Bach to 69 Poulenc to Nyman, he has performed with leading orchestras 70 including Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse 71 Romande, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic of Radio 72 France, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Netherlands Chamber 73 Orchestra, MDR Symphony Orchestra, Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, 74 Moscow Chamber Orchestra, and the Royal Scottish National 75 Orchestra, with conductors such as Stéphane Denève, Martin 76 Haselböck, Marek Janowski, Armin Jordan, Benjamin Levy, Fabio 77 Luisi, Marc Minkowski, John Nelson, Gordan Nikolic, Constantine 78 Orbelian, Victor Yampolsky, <i>et al</i>. He participated in a 79 recording of Frank Martins <i>Petite Symphonie Concertante</i> 80 with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Armin 81 Jordan (Suisse Romande, 2005).</p> 82 <p>Widely acclaimed as an accompanist, he has worked extensively 83 with artists such as Hélène Delavault, Vivica Genaux, Magdalena 84 Koená, Annick Massis, Marijana Mijanovic, Dorothea Röschmann, 85 and Rolando Villazón. He has accompanied legendary Swedis
85h 86 mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter in recitals in Sweden, 87 Norway, Spain, and Paris, as well as at Milans storied Teatro 88 alla Scala. With lutenist Jakob Lindberg, their programme of 89 English and Italian music of the Seventeenth Century, entitled <i>Music 90 for a While</i>, was released by Deutsche Grammophon in early 91 2005.</p> 92 <p>As an active exponent of contemporary repertoire for the 93 harpsichord, he has given the premieres of works written 94 specially for him by composers including Harold Meltzer, 95 Frédéric Durieux, Stephen Blumberg, Patricia Morehead, and 96 Graham Lynch. He has also given important performances of works 97 by Ligeti and Michael Nyman, as well as several 98 Twentieth-Century concerti, including Cyril Scotts 1937 <i>Harpsichord 99 Concerto</i>, which Jory prepared and edited for Novello 100 Editions. Sono Luminus released <i>Toccatas</i>, his recording 101 of modern American harpsichord works, in late 2013.</p> 102 <p>Jory appears regularly as harpsichordist at the finest opera 103 houses and festivals in Europe: Paris Opera, Netherlands Opera, 104 Salzburg Festival, Teatro Real de Madrid, Baden-Baden, 105 Glyndebourne, etc. in Baroque and Classical repertoire, as well 106 as in more contemporary works (notably Stravinskys <i>The 107 Rakes Progress</i> and Zimmermanns <i>Die Soldaten</i>) and 108 is heard on many recordings from Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, 109 Erato, Sony Classics <i>et al</i>., including 110 critically-acclaimed DGG recordings of Mozarts <i>Die 111 Entführung aus dem Serail</i>, <i>Le nozze di Figaro</i>, <i>La clemenza di 112 Tito</i>, and <i>Die Zauberflöte</i>, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.</p> 113 <p>His recording of Bachs <i>Goldberg Variations</i>, released 114 on Delos International in 2001, received excellent reviews 115 throughout the world. John von Rhein of the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> 116 named it as one of 2001s Top Ten Classical CDs, an honor that 117 was also accorded to Jorys recording of Bachs Toccatas in 118 1999. His 2009 Delos release of Händels 1720 Suites for 119 Harpsichord has received wide critical acclaim, <i>American 120 Record Guide</i> naming it the finest recording of these 121 works. Partnering with flautist Joshua Smith, their recording of 122 Bachs Sonatas for flute and harpsichord garnered attention from 123 around the world. His debut recording for Sono Luminus, the 124 Complete Harpsichord Works of Jean-Philippe Rameau, was 125 nominated for a 2012 GRAMMY® award in the category of Best 126 Classical Solo Instrumental Recording. Jory received a second 127 GRAMMY® nomination for his Sono Luminous disc <i>Toccatas</i>. 128 His impressive discography has continued to expand with 129 critically-praised titles including a Delos recording of Padre 130 Antonio Solers Six Concerti for two keyboards with Philippe 131 LeRoy. His Sono Luminus recording of Bachs Partitas for solo 132 harpsichord (BWV 825 - 830) was released on 18 November 2016.</p> 133 <p>In January and February 2019, Jory conducted a double-bill of 134 Mozarts <i>Bastien und Bastienne</i> and <i>Der 135 Schauspieldirektor</i> at Salzburgs Mozartwoche, at the 136 invitation of Rolando Villazón. His operatic work continued when 137 he led Florentine Operas March 2019 production of Claudio 138 Monteverdis <i>Lincoronazione di Poppea</i>. He then traveled 139 to the San Francisco Bay Area for performances Händels <i>Saul</i> 140 with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan before 141 returning to his native Chicago to play Bachs Sonatas for 142 violin and harpsichord with Rachel Barton Pine. In May 2019, he 143 joined Orchester Wiener Akademie and Martin Haselböck for a 144 performance of Poulencs <i>Concert champêtre</i> in Viennas 145 storied Musikverein. In Summer 2019, he returned to North 146 America for appearances in Montréal, at the Aspen and Ravinia 147 Festivals, and Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and he 148 rejoined Rachel Barton Pine in a performance of music by Bach in 149 Washingtons National Gallery of Art on 6 October. In November 150 2019, he conducted Ars Minervas modern-première production of 151 Domenico Freschis opera <i>Ermelinda</i> in San Francisco. 152 December found him in Minnesotas Twin Cities to conduct 153 performances of Bachs Brandenburg Concerti and Händels <i>Messiah</i>.</p> 154 <p>In March 2018, Jory made his much-anticipated début with The 155 Cleveland Orchestra as harpsichord soloist in performances of 156 Francis Poulencs <em>Concert champêtre</em>, of which work he 157 is a noted champion and to which he returned in two performances 158 with Saarländisches Staatsorchester in November 2018.</p> 159 <p>In December 2017, Jory débuted with the St. Louis Symphony 160 Orchestra on the podiumand at the keyboardfor three 161 performances of music by Corelli, Marcello, Torelli, and 162 Vivaldi, featuring soloists Avi Avital (mandolin) and Jelena 163 Dirks (oboe). He welcomed 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he 164 led Florentine Operas double bill of Blows <em>Venus and 165 Adonis</em> and Purcells <em>Dido and Aeneas</em>.</p> 166 <p>Jory made his operatic conducting début on 6 August 2016, 167 leading West Edge Operas [Berkeley, California] production of 168 Georg Friedrich Händels <i>Agrippina</i>, staged at Oakland's 169 abandoned Sixteenth Street Station, and he led Chicago Opera 170 Theaters production of Henry Purcells <em>The Fairy Queen</em> 171 in November 2016. In December 2016, he led Aberfoyle Baroques 172 unique presentation of <em>The Art of the Fugue - The Opera</em>. 173 Capitol Opera Richmond's production of Mozart's <em>Bastien und 174 Bastienne</em> brought him to Richmond, Virginia, for 175 performances in February and March 2017. In August 2017, Jory 176 conducted soprano Verónica Cangemi and Camerata Bariloche in a 177 concert featuring music by Händel and Mozart, presented in 178 Buenos Airess Centro Cultural Kirchner.</p> 179 <p>Other recent engagements include his début as conductor/soloist 180 with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, as well as an appearance with 181 Lyric Opera of Chicago in Händel's <i>Rinaldo</i>, for which he 182 earned exceptional praise from the press. He performed Poulencs 183 <i>Concert Champêtre</i> with the Netherlands Radio Chamber 184 Orchestra under the baton of Benjamin Levy. Jory directed the 185 Korea Chamber Orchestra (Seoul) in an all-Bach programme in May 186 2012, was guest director of Perm, Russia-based musicAeterna in a 187 mixed programme, and co-directed, alongside violinist Monica 188 Huggett, Juilliard415 Baroque Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Jory 189 has given masterclasses for Rocky Ridge Music Center in 190 Colorado; the Austrian Baroque Academy in Gmunden, Austria; the
191 European Academy at the Palazzo Ricci Montepulciano; the 192 University of Chicago; the Gnessin Academy; and the Moscow 193 Tchaikovsky Conservatory.</p> 194 <p>An extension of his widely-respected endeavors as both 195 harpsichordist and conductor, Jorys advocacy for 196 historically-informed performance practices and expanding access 197 to world-class performances of Early Music is manifested in his 198 founding and leadership of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joryvinikour.com/greatlakesbaroque.html"><b>Great 199 Lakes Baroque</b></a>, an organization committed to bringing 200 Baroque music to metropolitan Milwaukee.</p> 201 <p>Jory is represented for conducting engagements by <a target="_blank"� 202 href="http://schwalbeandpartners.com/project/jory-vinikour-conductor/">Schwalbe 203 and Partners</a> and for playing engagements by <a href="https://forbes-artists.com" target="_blank">Forbes Artists</a>.</p> 204 <p><br> 205 <span class="small3">[Revised 22 February 2022]</span></p> 206 <br> 207 <br> 208 <!-- nav --> <span class="nav2"><img src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~"� 209 border="0" height="6" vspace="2" width="6"> <a href="biography.shtml">Biography</a> <img� 210 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 211 width="6"> <a href="engagements.shtml">Engagements</a> <img� 212 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 213 width="6"> <a href="acclaim.shtml">Acclaim</a> <img� 214 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 215 width="6"> <a href="recordings.shtml">Recordings</a><br> 216 <img src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 217 width="6"> <a href="presenters.shtml">For Presenters</a> <img� 218 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 219 width="6"> <a href="repertoire.shtml">Repertoire</a> <img� 220 src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 221 width="6"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jvinikour" target="_blank">For 222 Friends</a> <img src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~"� 223 border="0" height="6" vspace="2" width="6"> <a href="contact.shtml">Contact 224 Jory</a><br> 225 <img src="images/dot_teal.gif" alt="~" border="0" height="6" vspace="2"� 226 width="6"> <a href="index.shtml">Home</a></span><br> 227 <br> 228 </blockquote> 229 </div> 230 <div id="sidebar"> <br> 231 <br> 232 <p class="med2" align="left"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/vinikour"� 233 target="_blank"><img src="images/Facebook-24onbeige.jpg" alt="facebook"� 234 align="left" border="0" height="24" width="24"> Follow 235 Jory on Facebook</a></p> 236 <br> 237 <p class="quote"><i>"His artistry is vibrant, flexible, clear and 238 keenly attuned to the musical demands."</i><br> 239 - <span class="small1">Cleveland Plain Dealer</span></p> 240 <a href="recordings.shtml"><img src="images/smhed-rec.gif" alt="Recordings"� 241 border="0" height="22" vspace="10" width="155"></a><br> 242 <a href="recordings.shtml"><img src="CDs/InConcert-150.jpg" alt="In Concert"� 243 border="0" height="148" width="150"></a><br> 244 <p class="med"><a href="recordings.shtml">Jory Vinikour In Concert</a><br> 245 <span class="small1">(Delos International)</span></p> 246 <a href="repertoire.shtml"><img src="images/smhed-rep.gif" alt="Repertoire"� 247 border="0" height="22" width="155"></a><br>
248 <span class="small1"> 249 <ul> 250 <li><a href="repertoire.shtml">solo repertoire</a></li> 251 <li><a href="repertoire-opera.shtml">opera repertoire</a></li> 252 </ul> 253 </span><br> 254 <br> 255 <img src="images/smhed-bios.gif" alt="Biographies" border="0" height="22"� 256 width="155"><br> 257 <span class="small1">for download (Word® docs)<br> 258 <ul> 259 <li><a href="docs/Vinikour-English-bio08.doc">English bio</a></li> 260 <li><a href="docs/Vinikour-Deutsche-bio.doc">Deutsche bio</a></li> 261 <li><a href="docs/Vinikour-bio-francaise08.doc">biographie 262 Française</a></li> 263 <li><a href="docs/Vinikour-courte-bio-francais.doc">courte bio 264 Française</a></li> 265 <li><a href="docs/Vinikour-operaCV.doc">opera CV</a></li> 266 <br> 267 <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jvinikour" target="_blank"><img� 268 src="images/smhed-photos.gif" alt="For Friends" border="0" height="22"� 269 width="155"></a><br> 270 <br> 271 </ul> 272 </span></div> 273 </div> 274 </div> 275 </div> 276 </body> 277</html>
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