MEET THE MUSICIANS

VIOLIN JOANNA MARIE FRANKEL

Praised for her “aesthetic intelligence” (The New York Sun, New York City), and for her “powerhouse performances” (The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina) violinist Joanna Marie Frankel consistently shares her unique imagination before many and diverse audiences.  A recipient of the 2007 Career Grant from the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation, and of The Juilliard School’s prestigious 2007 William Schuman Prize for outstanding artistic excellence and leadership, highlights of Ms. Frankel’s upcoming seasons include solo recitals in Chicago, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., and concerto appearances in Michigan and Tennessee.  Most recently Ms. Frankel performed in Europe during her debut recital tour, which comprised solo recital engagements at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Glazunov Hall (St. Petersburg), Suk Hall, Rudolfinum (Prague), and at various additional distinguished concert halls across Central and Eastern Europe.  She has been invited as guest artist at such festivals as Santa Fe New Music, The International Holland Music Sessions, Spoleto Festival USA, and The Aspen Music Festival’s summer and winter seasons.  Ms. Frankel performed her Carnegie Hall recital debut in January of 2007. 

A recent scholarship graduate of the Juilliard School in New York, Ms. Frankel has worked closely with mentors Jascha Brodsky, CJ Chang, Robert Chen, Masao Kawasaki, Joseph Kalichstein, and Cho-Liang Lin.  Throughout the 2007-8 and 2008-9 concert seasons, Ms. Frankel will be a part of the inaugural fellowship class of The Academy- A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Institute, a new initiative that combines musical pedagogy with a full series of chamber music engagements at Carnegie Hall.  In addition, in 2008 Ms. Frankel was invited to join Kean University as a member of its Concert Artist Faculty in violin and viola.  Ms. Frankel currently performs on the 1843 "Genevieve Daves Greene" Pressenda violin, on loan to The Juilliard School from Dr. Fay Greene, generously lent to her from the The Juilliard School's Rare Instrument Collection in New York City.