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Jennifer Koh (born 1976) is an American violinist, born to Korean parents in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.[1][2]

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Jennifer Koh
Background information
Born	1976 (age 45–46) Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Genres	Classical
Instrument(s)	Violin
Website	https://jenniferkoh.com/

Life and career

Koh earned a B.A. in English Literature from Oberlin College, as well as a Performance Diploma from the attached Oberlin Conservatory. She is also a graduate of the Curtis Institute and was the top medalist in the 1994 Tchaikovsky Competition. That year she also won a scholarship from the Concert Artists Guild. She received an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1995.[3]

Koh has performed extensively with such orchestras as the Los Angeles Philharmonic,[4] New York Philharmonic,[5] Czech Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestra and is an advocate of music education for children.

She is lauded for her programs of Bach.[6] She performed and recorded a series "Bach and Beyond" which has received high critical praise.[7] She frequently premieres and records contemporary music of composers like Kaija Saariaho, John Zorn, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.[8]

In 2012, Koh was a featured performer in the revival of the Philip Glass/Robert Wilson opera Einstein on the Beach, portraying the role of Einstein.[9] Koh is a faculty member at the Mannes School of Music.

Discography

Year	Recording Details	Label
2021	Bach & Beyond Part III Jennifer Koh, violin	Cedille Records
2018	Saariaho X Koh Jennifer Koh, violin Kaija Saariaho, composer Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Conner Grey Covington, conductor	Cedille Records
2016	Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra Jennifer Koh, violin Alexander Vedernikov, conductor Odense Symphony Orchestra	Cedille Records
2015	Bach & Beyond Part II Jennifer Koh, violin	Cedille Records
2014	Two X Four Jennifer Koh, violin Jaime Laredo, violin Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Vinay Parameswaran, conductor	Cedille Records
2013	"Signs, Games and Messages" Jennifer Koh, violin Shai Wosner, piano	Cedille Records[10]
2012	"Bach and Beyond I" Jennifer Koh, violin	Cedille Records[10]
2009	"Rhapsodic Musings" Jennifer Koh, violin	Cedille Records[10]
2006	Schumann: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano Jennifer Koh, violin Reiko Uchida, piano	Cedille Records[10]
2006	Jennifer Koh: Portraits Jennifer Koh, violin Grant Park Orchestra Carlos Kalmar, conductor	Cedille Records[10]
2002	Menotti Jennifer Koh, violin Spoleto Festival Orchestra Richard Hickox, conductor	Chandos Records
2000	"String Poetic" (Grammy Nomination for Best Chamber Music Performance) Jennifer Koh, violin Reiko Uchida, piano	Cedille Records[10]
2000	Jennifer Koh: Violin Fantasies Jennifer Koh, violin Reiko Uchida, piano	Cedille Records[10]
2000	Jennifer Koh: Solo Chaconnes Jenniver Koh, violin	Cedille Records[10]
1997	Klami - Whirls, Act 1 Jennifer Koh, violin Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, conductor	BIS Records

Further reading

• Kozinn, Allan (October 25, 2011). "Scaling Bach's Mountains With Stamina and Skill". The New York Times.

References

External links

• Jennifer Koh official website
• Interview with Jennifer Koh by Bruce Duffie, June 30, 2004
• Art of the States: Jennifer Koh performance of Mood (1918) by Carl Ruggles

На других языках

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- [en] Jennifer Koh

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[ru] Ко, Дженнифер

Дженнифер Ко (часто встречается ошибочное написание Дженнифер Кох; англ. Jennifer Koh; род. 8 октября 1976, Чикаго) — американская скрипачка корейского происхождения.

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