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Russian-Israeli violinist
Johnny Gandelsman
Gandelsman in 2015
Background information
Born1978
Moscow, USSR
GenresClassical, experimental
InstrumentViolin
Member ofBrooklyn Rider
Musical artist

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. In 2024, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Grant.

Biography

Gandelsman was born in Moscow, in the then-USSR, to a violist father and a pianist mother. 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.

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".

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. 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.

References

  1. ^ Howe, Brian (12 July 2022). "Johnny Gandelsman: This Is America". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Johnny Gandelsman". BSO. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ 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. Roberts, Roxanne (1 October 2024). "Meet the 2024 MacArthur 'genius grant' winners". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. "Johnny Gandelsman". www.macfound.org. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. 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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