Violist
JEANNE MALLOW descends from a long line
of distinguished musicians. Her grandmother was violist Lillian Fuchs,
her great uncle was violinist Joseph Fuchs, her aunt was violinist Carol
Amado, and her mother is cellist Barbara Stein Mallow. She has been described
by The New York Times as “a worthy successor to this tradition,
playing with dusky aristocratic tone, exacting intonation, and a kind
of conversational musicality that seems second nature.”
As a soloist, she has performed to critical acclaim in numerous venues.
She has performed recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin
Concert Hall at Kaufman Center Goodman House, Bargemusic, and the 92nd
St. Y series "Meet the Virtuoso," as well as CAMI Hall among
others. She also performed at the 25th International Viola Congress in
Austin, Texas. A review from The Strad remarks that “she is patently
gifted, and played with commandingly authoritative and natural musicality,
and the virtuosic flair, vibrant rhythmic energy, and keen golden tone
of a born performer.”
In 2006, a double-CD of the complete solo viola works of Lillian Fuchs
was released on the NAXOS© label. In 2002, she released a CD of the
works of Brahms and Schumann.
Jeanne Mallow began her studies initially as a violinist, but exchanged
the violin for the viola after being increasingly drawn to its darker
sonorities. Her major teachers were Josef Gingold, Daniel Phillips, and
Paul Kantor. As a student, she recieved scholarships and fellowships to
the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, Kneisel Hall Chamber
Music School in Blue Hill, Maine, and the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen,
Colorado. As a teacher herself, she has served on the faculty of the Mannes
College of Music Preparatory Division, and has been a teaching fellow
at the Perlman Music Program.
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