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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