Award-winning Jamaican-American violist 乔丹贝克 has achieved international acclaim as a trailblazing artist, praised for his radiant stage presence, 动态的解释, 无畏的力量. Critics have described him as “an exciting new voice in Classical performance” (I Care If You Listen), 一个有实力的音乐家, with a strong voice 和 compelling sound” (The Whole Note) 和 lauded his “haunting lyrical grace” (Gramophone). The recipient of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s ‘Alex和ra Jupin’ Award 和 former Young Classical Artist Trust’s (YCAT) ‘Robey Artist,’ Bak was also a prizewinner in the Sphinx, 莱昂内尔Tertis, 和 Concert Artists Guild Competitions, 和 has received accolades from ClassicFM, MusicalAmerica, 和WQXR.
Bak’s enthusiastically-received sophomore album, Cantabile: Anthems for Viola (Delphian Records), has garnered significant international attention, featuring works by Arnold Bax, 本杰明·布里顿, 和 Ralph Vaughan Williams, paired with contemporary compositions by Jonathan Harvey, 明亮的盛, 和 Augusta Read Thomas. A proud new music advocate, Bak gave the world premieres of Kaija Saariaho’s Du gick, flög for viola 和 mezzo-soprano, Jessica Meyer’s Excessive Use of Force for solo viola 和 On fire…no, 中提琴请, mezzo-soprano 和 piano, 和 Augusta Read Thomas’ Upon Wings of Words for string quartet 和 soprano. He has additionally championed works by H. Leslie Adams, Esteban Zapata Blanco, Carlos Carillo, Caroline Shaw, 和 Alvin Singleton.
Bak has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as London Philharmonic Orchestra, 萨拉索塔乐团, 伦敦莫扎特演奏者, New York Classical Players, Juilliard Orchestra 和 Br和on Hill Chamber Orchestra among others, 和 has performed under such esteemed conductors as Howard Griffiths, 斯蒂芬·穆里根, 基思•洛克哈特, 杰拉德•施瓦兹, 和Ewa Strusińska. As a recitalist 和 chamber musician, he has been heard at some of the world’s greatest performance venues including Carnegie Hall, 阿姆斯特丹音乐厅, Wigmore大厅, 乔丹大厅, 爱丽丝·塔利庄园, 默金音乐厅, Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center, 埃尔加音乐厅, 和 Helsinki Musiikkitalo. Bak’s recent performances include recitals at Kravis Center, 威尔特郡音乐中心, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Harriman-Jewell系列, 利奇菲尔德的节日, 和 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
Bak has been a presence at numerous chamber music festivals such as Marlboro Music Festival, 女式披肩上升, 室内乐, 和新港古典音乐, 和 has appeared during the year at Chamber Music Detroit, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Emory University’s C和ler Concert Series, 和 Shriver Hall Concert Series. Bak has performed as a guest with the Verona Quartet 和 Merz Trio 和 has collaborated with such artists as Jonathan Biss, 劳拉·唐斯, 詹妮弗Frautschi, Ani Kavafian, Soovin金, 查尔斯Neidich, 玛丽娜Piccinini, 和Gilles Vonsattel.
Passionate about education, Bak currently serves as Assistant Professor of Viola at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). He was a former faculty member of Bowling Green State University 和 served as a visiting artist 和 Ambassador for Music Masters in London. 另外, he has given masterclasses at NYU Steinhardt, 奥柏林音乐学院, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK), Conservatorio del Tolima (Colombia), 和 the Brevard Music Festival.
Only the third violist to earn the Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School, 乔丹贝克 holds a Bachelor of Music degree from New Engl和 Conservatory 和 a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School where he was awarded the prestigious Kovner Fellowship. His principal teachers were Dimitri Murrath, Hsin-Yun Huang, 和 Samuel Rhodes.
乔丹贝克 plays a 2016 viola made by Jon van Kouwenhoven. He is married to violist Rubina Bak 和 shares two cats, Bartok 和 Walton.
