James Ehnes
Violin
James Ehnes is among the world’s most sought-after musicians.
Recent orchestral highlights include the Royal Concertgebouw, Tonhalle Zürich, London Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony and Cleveland orchestras. He leads the Ehnes Quartet and is Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society.
Ehnes’s discography includes two Grammys, three Gramophone Awards and twelve Junos. In 2021, Ehnes was Gramophone’s Artist of the Year.
He is a Member of the Order of Canada and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, where he is a visiting professor.
Ehnes plays the ‘Marsick’ Stradivarius of 1715.