THE SOLO VIOLIN VIRTUOSO

Jonathan Crow, violin

“A sweet, singing violin tone that seduces the ear. He played ravishingly.” (New York Times)

Born in Prince George in 1977, Jonathan Crow began the Suzuki violin method at age six and continued studies at the Prince George Music School. When he was fifteen, Jonathan studied at the Victoria Conservatory of Music with Sydney Humphreys and attended the Banff Centre Master Class Program. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Honours Performance from McGill University, studying with Yehonatan Berick.

Mr. Crow joined the Montreal Symphony at the age of 19 as Associate Principal Second Violin, and won the Associate Concertmaster chair 5 months later. He was appointed Concertmaster in 2002, a position he held until 2006, becoming the youngest Concertmaster to lead a major North American orchestra. Jonathan is currently Head of Strings and Assistant Professor of Violin at McGill University.

Programme: BACH, Partita No. 3 in E major, PROKOFIEFF Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115; ECKHARDT-GRAMATÉ Selected Caprices; BEN-HAIM Sonata in G for Solo Violin; YSAYE Sonata No 3 "Ballade"