Stefan Jackiw is an American classical violinist.
14 Facts About Stefan Jackiw
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Stefan Jackiw's parents are both prominent physics professors, now retired with emeritus status.
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Stefan Jackiw's father, Roman Jackiw, was born in Poland to a Ukrainian family.
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Unlike many young musicians, who attend schools for the arts or are home-schooled, Stefan Jackiw went through the academic school system, attending The Roxbury Latin School in West Roxbury.
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Stefan Jackiw graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2007.
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Stefan Jackiw made his professional debut at the age of 12, when Boston Pops director Keith Lockhart invited him to perform on Opening Night in 1997, playing the Wieniawski Violin Concerto No 2.
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Stefan Jackiw is a regular performer at the summer and winter festival concerts of the Seattle Chamber Music Society.
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Stefan Jackiw has been a member of the Korean chamber ensemble Ditto, and is a former member of the Tessara Quartet, founded in New York in 2007.
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In 2011, Stefan Jackiw performed the finale of Mendelssohn's violin concerto for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra "Grande Finale" concert.
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Since July 2020, Jackiw started his own masterclass called "Stefan's Sessions".
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In July 2021, Stefan Jackiw joined the faculty of Tonic.
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Stefan Jackiw premiered David Fulmer's 2nd violin concerto, and Conrad Tao's violin concerto in 2022.
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Stefan Jackiw's violin was made by Vincenzo Rugeri of Cremona, Italy, in 1704 and his bow by Francois Nicolas Voirin of Paris, France in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Stefan Jackiw was able to continue playing using the concertmaster's bow, and the Voirin was later mended.