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James Ehnes

Violin, Viola
Artistic Director, Seattle Chamber Music Society
Artist in Residence, National Arts Centre of Canada (beginning 21/22)
Artistic Partner, Artis—Naples
Artist of Year, Gramophone Awards 2021

James Ehnes On Tour: Australia and New Zealand

08 November 2022

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Intermusica Artists win at the 2022 Gramophone Awards

05 October 2022

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John Wilson
Antoine Tamestit
Tim Mead

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James Ehnes is Gramophone’s Artist of the Year in the Classical Music Awards 2021

05 October 2021

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Gramophone Awards

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James Ehnes nominated for Juno Award

02 April 2020

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James Ehnes embarks on European recital tour, including continuation of Wigmore Hall residency

12 February 2020

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James Ehnes embarks on his complete Beethoven violin sonata cycle at Wigmore Hall 

09 October 2019

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Wigmore Hall

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Intermusica in China: October 2019 focus

02 October 2019

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Ning Feng
Michel van der Aa
Kian Soltani
Yuja Wang

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Mark Wigglesworth returns to the Sydney Opera House alongside James Ehnes

28 August 2019

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Mark Wigglesworth

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes performs Barber at Hollywood Bowl with LA Philharmonic

19 August 2019

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Hollywood Bowl
LA Philharmonic

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James Ehnes performs Khachaturian with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

19 August 2019

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to the Proms with the Orchestras of the Royal Academy of Music & Juilliard School

08 July 2019

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BBC Proms

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James Ehnes performs in California with Daniel Harding & the London Symphony Orchestra

30 June 2019

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Music Academy of the West

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James Ehnes performs complete Beethoven Sonatas at Festival Musique de Chambre de Montréal

01 June 2019

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Festival Musique de Chambre de Montréal

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James Ehnes tours Europe with the NAC Orchestra Ottawa

06 May 2019

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NAC Orchestra Ottawa

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James Ehnes performs Bruch with Marek Janowski & the San Francisco Symphony

18 April 2019

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Marek Janowski

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San Francisco Symphony

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James Ehnes performs at Lincoln Center with the London Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner

01 April 2019

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Lincoln Center

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James Ehnes’s recording of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Violin Concerto wins two GRAMMY Awards

11 February 2019

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61st GRAMMY Awards

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James Ehnes talks to Intermusica about his GRAMMY-nominated recording ahead of the 2019 Awards

08 February 2019

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GRAMMY Awards 2019

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James Ehnes nominated for two awards at the 61st GRAMMY Awards

07 December 2018

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61st GRAMMY Awards

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A record month for Intermusica in China

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James Ehnes makes debut with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

23 October 2018

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Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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James Ehnes embarks on recital tour of Asia with Andrew Armstrong

05 October 2018

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Victoria Hall, Singapore

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Andrew Manze conducts first concerts as Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic with James Ehnes

13 September 2018

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Andrew Manze

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to Wigmore Hall with Andrew Armstrong

07 September 2018

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Wigmore Hall

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James Ehnes makes a "dazzling" debut at the Edinburgh International Festival

30 August 2018

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BBC iPlayer

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James Ehnes debuts at the Edinburgh International Festival in recital with Steven Osborne

09 August 2018

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Edinburgh International Festival

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James Ehnes performs with the Bergen Philharmonic at the Concertgebouw's Robeco Summer Nights

05 August 2018

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Concergebouw

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Intermusica artists at the 2018 Edinburgh International Festival

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James Ehnes' Seattle Chamber Music Festival opens with Benjamin Beilman, Noah Bendix-Balgley & George Li

18 June 2018

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Noah Bendix-Balgley

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Seattle Chamber Music Summer Festival

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James Ehnes performs in concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

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James Ehnes makes debut with the MET Orchestra in return to Carnegie Hall

16 May 2018

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Carnegie Hall

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James Ehnes returns to the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra

03 May 2018

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Kennedy Center

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James Ehnes performs Shostakovich with the Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy

15 April 2018

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Philharmonia Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to Australia

23 March 2018

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes gives German premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis Violin Concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

09 March 2018

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Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

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James Ehnes performs Beethoven Violin Concerto with Gothenburg Symphony & Kent Nagano and Oslo Philharmonic & Juanjo Mena

07 February 2018

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Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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Intermusica at the Barbican Centre's 2018/19 classical season

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James Ehnes returns to the New York Philharmonic with Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1

11 January 2018

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New York Philharmonic

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James Ehnes performs Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in Minnesota Orchestra's Tchaikovsky Marathon

30 December 2017

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Minnesota Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to the Wigmore Hall for solo Bach recitals

04 November 2017

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Wigmore Hall

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James Ehnes returns to the Royal Albert Hall for James Newton Howard celebration

20 October 2017

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Royal Albert Hall

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James Ehnes returns to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

12 October 2017

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Nicholas Collon conducts James Ehnes & the BBC Philharmonic at Bridgewater Hall

07 October 2017

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Nicholas Collon

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BBC Philharmonic

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James Ehnes joins Toronto Symphony Orchestra to open new season

05 September 2017

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes gives US premiere of Hillborg Violin Concerto No.2 with the Minnesota Orchestra

31 August 2017

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Minnesota Orchestra

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Nine Intermusica artists nominated at the 40th Gramophone Awards

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James Ehnes performs Beethoven at Grand Teton Festival with Donald Runnicles

27 July 2017

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Grand Teton Music Festival

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Boris Giltburg & James Ehnes perform at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival

12 July 2017

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Boris Giltburg

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Seattle Chamber Music Festival

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James Ehnes returns to Bravo! Vail with the Philadelphia Orchestra

23 June 2017

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Bravo! Vail

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James Ehnes gives Detroit premiere of James Newton Howard Violin Concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

12 May 2017

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes wins Instrumentalist of the Year at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards

10 May 2017

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RPS Music Awards

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James Ehnes performs at Paris' new La Seine Musicale with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

05 May 2017

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La Seine Musicale

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James Ehnes tours Canada with the National Arts Centre Ottawa Orchestra

13 April 2017

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National Arts Centre Ottawa Orchestra

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James Ehnes nominated for RPS Music Award

04 April 2017

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RPS Music Awards 2017

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"A bravura performance": James Ehnes gives world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis Violin Concerto with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

20 March 2017

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James Ehnes performs Barber with the Iceland Symphony and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras

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James Ehnes gives world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Violin Concerto with the Toronto Symphony

02 March 2017

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Seattle Symphony

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Intermusica artists star in the Southbank Centre's 2017/18 Classical Season

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Intermusica takes City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to China for debut tour with Vassily Sinaisky & James Ehnes

16 December 2016

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Vassily Sinaisky

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes performs Shostakovich Violin Concerto in return to the London Symphony Orchestra

01 December 2016

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London Symphony Orchestra

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The Ehnes Quartet returns to Europe for concerts in the UK & Spain

09 November 2016

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LSO St Luke's

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James Ehnes returns to the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester & Bath

27 October 2016

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Hallé Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to the Cleveland Orchestra

13 October 2016

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Cleveland Orchestra

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James Ehnes performs complete Bach works for solo violin at the Concertgebouw

22 September 2016

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Concertgebouw

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James Ehnes begins residency with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

13 September 2016

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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James Ehnes restarts James Ehnes@40 tour in Edmonton with Andrew Armstrong

01 September 2016

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James Ehnes@40
Edmonton Chamber Music Society

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Leonidas Kavakos, Daniil Trifonov, James Ehnes & George Li at Septembre Musical Montreux

26 August 2016

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Leonidas Kavakos

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Septembre Musical Montreux

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James Ehnes performs Bach at the Stresa & Montreux Festivals

14 August 2016

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Montreux Classical Music Festival

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James Ehnes joins Carlos Miguel Prieto & the Orquesta Sinfonica de Minería in Mexico City

06 August 2016

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Orquesta Sinfonica de Minería

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James Ehnes performs Elgar Violin Concerto with Peter Oundjian and Toronto Symphony Orchestra

26 May 2016

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra

21 April 2016

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Philadelphia Orchestra

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James Ehnes begins major James Ehnes@40 cross-Canada recital tour

13 April 2016

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James Ehnes@40

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James Ehnes performs Shostakovich with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra

07 April 2016

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Danish National Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes steps in for Brahms Piano Quartets at Carnegie Hall

06 April 2016

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James Ehnes performs Sibelius in return to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

26 February 2016

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes performs in Florida with the Philadelphia Orchestra & Stéphane Denève

09 February 2016

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Philadelphia Orchestra

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James Ehnes announces James Ehnes@40 Canada-wide recital tour

29 January 2016

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James Ehnes@40

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James Ehnes joins the New York Philharmonic for four concerts with Juanjo Mena

13 January 2016

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New York Philharmonic

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James Ehnes returns to the Philharmonia Orchestra

26 November 2015

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Philharmonia Orchestra

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James Ehnes makes National Symphony Orchestra debut with Gianandrea Noseda in Washington

29 October 2015

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National Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes makes debut with Orchestre National de France in Paris

22 October 2015

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Orchestre National de France

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James Ehnes tours Europe with the Ehnes Quartet

12 October 2015

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James Ehnes joins BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for season-opening concerts

10 September 2015

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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James Ehnes returns to Wigmore hall for all-Bartók recital

04 September 2015

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Wigmore Hall

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James Ehnes now represented by Intermusica worldwide

03 August 2015

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James Ehnes, Leonidas Kavakos & Mischa Maisky judge XV International Tchaikovsky Competition

09 June 2015

Related profiles:
Leonidas Kavakos
Mischa Maisky

External Links:
XV International Tchaikovsky Competition
Medici.tv

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James Ehnes returns to London Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop and gives recital at LSO St Luke's

24 May 2015

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Marin Alsop

External Links:
International Violin Festival

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James Ehnes returns to three major European orchestras

26 March 2015

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James Ehnes returns to Vienna Symphony Orchestra, 26 and 27 Feb

12 February 2015

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James Ehnes performs in DSO Berlin’s New Year concerts

17 December 2014

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Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

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James Ehnes: hero of the hour - two concertos with two orchestras in one day

11 December 2014

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James Ehnes recording of Khachaturian and Shostakovich receives stunning reviews

25 June 2014

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Marin Alsop makes debut with Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien at the Wiener Konzerthaus

21 March 2014

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Marin Alsop

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ORF Ö1 radio

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James Ehnes embarks on first European tour with Ehnes Quartet

01 February 2014

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James Ehnes returns to the Philharmonia and performs at Stradivarius exhibition

03 June 2013

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Intermusica represents James Ehnes worldwide

Bridget Emmerson
Deputy Chief Executive / Head of Artist Management
+44 20 7608 9916
bemmerson@intermusica.com

Aimee Chow
Director, Berlin
+44 20 7608 9949
achow@intermusica.com

Lucy Saunders
Senior Artist Manager
+44 20 7608 9936
lsaunders@intermusica.com

Nicola Friemel
Senior Artist Manager - German-speaking territories only
+44 20 7608 9941
nfriemel@intermusica.com

Hazel Park
Assistant Artist Manager
+44 20 7608 9948
hpark@intermusica.com

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Chansonnier

HK Gruber

Counter-tenor

Tim Mead

Harpsichord

Richard Egarr

Piano accompanist

Roger Vignoles

Saxophone

Jess Gillam

Contralto

Avery Amereau