JEAN-JACQUES KANTOROW   VIOLIN

Jean-Jacques KANTOROW was born to a family of Russian extraction in Nice,
where he first studied music at the city's Conservatoire.
At thirteen he enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire where, a year later,
he was awarded a first prize in violin.

Between 1962 and 1968 he won numerous international prizes, including first prizes
at the Carl Flesl in London, the Paganini in Genoa, and the Geneva International Competition.
He was awarded a grant from the Sacha Schneider Foundation in 1970.
Jean-Jacques KANTOROW formed a trio with the pianist Jacques Rouvier
and the cellist Philippe Muller which won the Premier Grand Prix
at the 1970 Colmar Chamber Music Competition.

Form his debuts his career as a concert artist, giving over a hundred concerts each year,
has taken him to some of the world's greatest venues in counties including
the United States, Canada, the East, India, Japan and Africa.
Critics everywhere are unanimous in their praise: "Jean-Jacques KANTOROW is one of the violin greats,
an amazing talent, the most impressively original violinist I have heard" (Glenn Gould).
Wanting to break away from the isolation of a soloist, he was naturally drawn to conducting.
He has since conducted numerous ensembles abroad, notably the "Tapiola Sinfonietta"
of which he became musical director in July, 1993.

He has been director of the Orchestre d'Auvergne for ten years and was appointed head
of the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris in 1994.
Jean-Jacques KANTOROW also enjoys a busy career as a soloist and chamber musician,
finding fulfilment in the multiplicity of his musical activities.
He records as both soloist and conductor for major recording companies such as Denon, EMI, Erato, CBS, BIS.
Several of his recordings have won international awards.
Jean-Jacques KANTOROW is also professor of violin at the Paris Conservatoire.

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