Jeremy Findlay
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Jeremy Findlay is a Canadian cellist who has had an active international performance career in both the concert and chamber music
repertoire since the mid 1980s. He is married to the pianist
Elena Braslavsky
with whom he has actively performed and recorded works since 1994. Czech composer Jiří Gemrot
has written numerous pieces for the couple, including the Double Concerto for Cello, Piano and Orchestra which they performed in its premiere at the Rudolfinum
in Prague with the Prague Philharmonia
. The couple currently reside in Salzburg with their daughter Alyssa.
Findlay has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
, the Lodz Philharmonic, and the Warsaw Radio Orchestra to name just a few. As a recitalist and chamber musician he has performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, the Konzerthaus Berlin
, and Alice Tully Hall
in New York City's Lincoln Center among others. He regularly appears in concerts with the chamber groups Flatiron Trio, Okoun Ensemble and the Ensemble Salzburg. He has released several commercial recordings and has been featured on radio and television throughout North America and Europe.
Findlay is the son of cellist William Findlay and it is from him that he received his first musical training, initially at his family's home and later at The Royal Conservatory of Music. He pursued further studies at the University of Toronto
with Daniel Domb, graduating with a masters degree in 1992. He then studied chamber music
with Sándor Végh
at the European Mozart Academy. He later received grants from both the Canada Council
and the Ontario Arts Council
which enabled him to study under Christoph Richter in Germany and Josef Chuchro at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
. He has also attended masterclasses taught by Boris Pergamenschikow and Yo-Yo Ma
.
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
repertoire since the mid 1980s. He is married to the pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
Elena Braslavsky
Elena Braslavsky
Elena Braslavsky is an American pianist of Russian birth who has had an active international performance career in both the concert and chamber music repertoire since the early 1980s...
with whom he has actively performed and recorded works since 1994. Czech composer Jiří Gemrot
Jiří Gemrot
Jiří Gemrot is a Czech composer, radio executive, and a record producer. Since 1990 he has been director in chief of Czech Radio in Prague. As a composer, his music has been performed by all of the Czech Republic's major orchestras.Gemrot studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1972–1976 where he...
has written numerous pieces for the couple, including the Double Concerto for Cello, Piano and Orchestra which they performed in its premiere at the Rudolfinum
Rudolfinum
The Rudolfinum is a music auditorium in Prague, Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava.-Overview:...
in Prague with the Prague Philharmonia
Prague Philharmonia
The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1995 by Czech musicians with the German conductor Friedemann Riehle. The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra quickly developed into one of the leading orchestras for CD-recording in Europe. The orchestra plays about 200 recording sessions every year...
. The couple currently reside in Salzburg with their daughter Alyssa.
Findlay has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario.-History:The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923. The orchestra changed its name to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1927. The TSO...
, the Lodz Philharmonic, and the Warsaw Radio Orchestra to name just a few. As a recitalist and chamber musician he has performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
Aix-en-Provence Festival
The festival international d'art lyrique is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, principally in the month of July. Devoted mainly to opera, it also includes concerts of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo instrumental music.-Establishment:The...
, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, the Konzerthaus Berlin
Konzerthaus Berlin
The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin housing the German orchestra Konzerthausorchester Berlin...
, and Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall...
in New York City's Lincoln Center among others. He regularly appears in concerts with the chamber groups Flatiron Trio, Okoun Ensemble and the Ensemble Salzburg. He has released several commercial recordings and has been featured on radio and television throughout North America and Europe.
Findlay is the son of cellist William Findlay and it is from him that he received his first musical training, initially at his family's home and later at The Royal Conservatory of Music. He pursued further studies at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
with Daniel Domb, graduating with a masters degree in 1992. He then studied chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
with Sándor Végh
Sándor Végh
Sándor Végh was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century.- Education :...
at the European Mozart Academy. He later received grants from both the Canada Council
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and...
and the Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
which enabled him to study under Christoph Richter in Germany and Josef Chuchro at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university level school of music, dance, drama, film, TV and multi-media studies.- Faculties :*Film and TV School - FAMU*Music Faculty - HAMU*Theatre Faculty - DAMU-Notable alumni:...
. He has also attended masterclasses taught by Boris Pergamenschikow and Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, and orchestral composer. He has received multiple Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011...
.