Jason Vieaux

Jason Vieaux
Born (1973-07-17) July 17, 1973
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar
Labels Naxos, Azica
Website www.jasonvieaux.com

Jason Vieaux (born July 17, 1973, in Buffalo, New York) is an American virtuoso classical guitarist. He began his musical training in Buffalo, New York at the age of eight, after which he continued his studies in the Cleveland Institute of Music. NPR describes him as, "perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation,"[1] and Gramophone magazine puts him "among the elite of today's classical guitarists."[2] His album Play won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.[3] In June 2014, NPR named "Zapateado" from the album as one of its "50 Favorite Songs of 2014 (So Far)."[1]

Career Highlights

Jason Vieaux has performed as concerto soloist with nearly 100 orchestras, including Cleveland, Houston, Toronto, San Diego, Ft. Worth, Santa Fe, Charlotte, Buffalo, Grand Rapids, Kitchener-Waterloo, Richmond, Edmonton, IRIS Chamber, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Chautauqua Festival, and New Hampshire Music Festival. Some of the conductors he has worked with include David Robertson, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jahja Ling, Stefan Sanderling, Michael Stern, David Lockington, Steven Smith, and Edwin Outwater.

Recent and future highlights include returns to the Caramoor Festival,[4] Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and New York's 92nd Street Y,[5] as well as performances at Argentina’s Teatro Colon and Oslo, Norway’s Classical Music Fest. Vieaux’s appearances for Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Music@Menlo, Strings Music Festival, Grand Teton, and many others have forged his reputation as a first-rate chamber musician and programmer.[6][7] He collaborates in recitals this season with Escher Quartet, acclaimed harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, and accordion/bandoneón virtuoso Julien Labro. Vieaux’s passion for new music has fostered premieres of works by Dan Visconti, David Ludwig, Jerod Tate, Eric Sessler, José Luis Merlin, Gary Schocker, Vivian Fung, and Keith Fitch.

In 2011, he co-founded the guitar department at The Curtis Institute of Music, and he has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music since 1997, heading the guitar department since 2001.[8] In 2012, the Jason Vieaux School of Classical Guitar was launched with ArtistWorks Inc.,[9] an unprecedented technological interface that provides one-on-one online study with Vieaux for guitar students around the world.

Awards

In 1992, Jason Vieaux was awarded the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition First Prize, the event’s youngest winner.[10] He is also honored with a Naumburg Foundation top prize,[11] a Cleveland Institute of Music Alumni Achievement Award, and a Salon di Virtuosi Career Grant. In 1995, Vieaux was an Artistic Ambassador of the U.S. to Southeast Asia.

He followed this success with a 53-city recital tour of the United States and France. His debut album, released by Naxos Records in 1996, won the rosette in its rating in the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs.[12]

Jason Vieaux's solo album Play, released in January 2014 by Azica Records, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.[3]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 "NPR Music's 50 Favorite Songs Of 2014 (So Far)". NPR.org. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Jason Vieaux". www.guitarsint.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  3. 1 2 "Jason Vieaux wins a Grammy - Gusto - The Buffalo News". Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. ↑ Kozinn, Allan. "Caramoor Sets Lineup for Summer Festival". Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and Guitarist Jason Vieaux Perform at 92Y for 'Art of the Guitar' Series". Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  6. ↑ Victor Serinus, Jason (August 11, 2010). "French composers go to Spain–not for the first time–at Music@Menlo". The Classical Review.
  7. ↑ "CMSLC's Garden Party at Gardner". The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  8. ↑ "Vieaux and Bishop bring Grammy Awards home". Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  9. ↑ "ArtistWorks Debuts Online Classical Guitar School with Virtuoso Jason Vieaux". Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  10. ↑ "Jason Vieaux: A Classical Virtuoso's Show-Stopping Encores". www.premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  11. ↑ "The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners". www.naumburg.org. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  12. ↑ Pasternak, Joe. "Genre Bender: Guitarist Jason Vieaux". Retrieved 2015-06-01.

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