Curriculum Vitae Joseph A. Swensen Born, August 4,

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1 Curriculum Vitae Joseph A. Swensen Born, August 4, Education: Juilliard School of Music, pre- college and college divisions: - Dorothy Delay (private violin studies, pre- college and college), Christopher Sager (piano studies, pre- college), Thomas Schumacher (piano studies, pre- college), David Diamond (composition studies), Vincent Persichetti (composition studies), Robert Mann (string quartet studies), Felix Galimir (chamber music), Leonard Rose (chamber music), Isaac Stern (private violin studies), Otto- Werner Mueller (private conducting studies), Paavo Berglund (private conducting studies), Shirley Givens (private violin studies), Honors and Awards: Leventritt Foundation Sponsorship Award, 1978 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award, 1982 Honorary Doctorate Degree, University of St. Andrew s, Scotland, 2001 Professional Affiliations: Professor, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music 2013 Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor, L Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, present Principal Conductor, Malmo Opera (Sweden), present Conductor Emeritus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, present Principal Conductor, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, International career as violin soloist with orchestras, in recital and on recordings, present Chamber Musician, frequent appearances at festivals worldwide, 1980 present Founding member of trio with Jeffrey Kahane and David Schifren, Duo concerts with Jeffrey Kahane, present Founding member, Resident Chamber Music Ensemble, Merkin Concert Hall with Carol Wincenc, Samuel Sanders, Steven Kates and Masao Kawasaki, Founding member and first violin, Sartory Quartet, Guest Conductor with Symphony Orchestras, Chamber Orchestras and Opera Companies worldwide, 1993 present

2 Teacher of Violin and Chamber Music: (Most on numerous occasions) Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Aspen Music Festival, master classes /private students Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute, master classes /private students Individual private violin instruction and chamber music coaching s worldwide Danish Strings (Vejle, Denmark), master classes/private students Moon Beach Festival (Japan), master classes/private students San Francisco Conservatory, guest professor, master classes Oberlin College, guest professor, master classes/private students Highlights of Professional Experience: Violin Solo Engagements (Many with multiple re- engagements) Cleveland Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic Pittsburgh Symphony Saint Louis Symphony Rochester Philharmonic Baltimore Symphony Minnesota Symphony Mostly Mozart Festival St. Luke s Chamber Orchestra (New York City) Philharmonia Orchestra (London) Royal Philharmonic (London) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (U.K.) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ulster Orchestra (U.K.) Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Germany) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Munich) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Vienna) Tonkunstler Orchestra (Vienna) Bern Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland) Basil Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland) Zurich Chamber Orchestra Prague Symphony Orchestra Copenhagen Philharmonic Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

3 Finish Radio Symphony Orchestra Helsinki Philharmonic NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo) (Among many others) Appearances as soloist with the following conductors: (Most on multiple occasions) Andre Previn Charles Dutoit Leonard Slatkin David Zinman Osmo Vanska Myung- Whun Chung Paavo Berglund Jukka- Pekka Saraste Zdenec Macal Vaclav Neumann Mark Elder Andrew Litton (Among many others) Solo Recitals, Chamber Music Concerts and Festivals: Carnegie Hall (New York City) Alice Tully Hall (New York City) Avery Fisher Hall (New York City) 92nd Street Y (New York City) Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.) Los Angeles San Francisco Philadelphia Boston Seattle Vancouver Tokyo Kyoto Paris Munich Copenhagen Stockholm Prague Milan Rome Helsinki London Moscow Berlin

4 Aspen Festival Marlboro Festival Mostly Mozart Festival Isaac Stern and Friends Concerts, Carnegie Hall (New York City) Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (New York City) Spoleto Festival (Spoleto Italy, Charleston SC, Melbourne Australia) BBC Proms (London) Seattle Chamber Music Festival La Jolla Chamber Music Festival Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Menlo Chamber Music Festival Danish Strings Festival (Vejle, Denmark) (Among others) Guest Conducting Engagements: (Many with numerous re- engagements) London Symphony Los Angeles Philharmonic St. Louis Symphony Rochester Philharmonic New World Symphony North Carolina Symphony Colorado Symphony Louisiana Philharmonic Spokane Symphony Mostly Mozart Festival Ravinia Festival Tanglewood Festival London Philharmonic (U.K.) Philharmonia Orchestra (London, U.K.) The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra (London) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (U.K.) Academy of St. Martins in the Fields Chamber Orchestra (U.K.) Salzburg Festival (Austria) Halle Orchestra (U.K.) Jerusalem Symphony Israel Chamber Orchestra Stuttgart Opera Orchestra (Germany) Mozarteum Orchestra (Austria) Montpellier Symphony Orchestra (France) Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse (France) Amsterdam Philharmonic (Holland) Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra Stockholm Philharmonic Swedish Radio Orchestra Swedish Chamber Orchestra

5 Stockholm Chamber Orchestra Royal Danish Opera (Copenhagen) English National Opera (London) (Among others) Recordings: BMG Classics Beethoven, Violin Concerto, Two Romances (Andre Previn, Royal Philharmonic of London) Sibelius, Violin Concerto, Six Humoresques, Two Serenades (Jukka- Pekka Saraste, Finish Radio Symphony Orchestra) Schubert, Complete works for Violin and Piano (Jeffrey Kahane - piano) J.S. Bach, Complete works for Violin and Harpsichord (John Gibbons - harpsichord) Mauro Giuliani, Works for Violin, Flute and Guitar (James Galway - flute, Kazuhito Yamashita - guitar) Beethoven, Serenade for Violin, Flute and Viola (James Galway- flute, Paul Neubauer - viola) Linn (Soloist/Director with Scottish Chamber Orchestra) Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No.2, Five Melodies for Violin and Orchestra (orchestrated by Brahms, Violin Concerto Dvorak, Violin Concerto (These concerti are combined with orchestral works on each CD, all conducted by Sibelius, Orchestral Works (conducted by Signum (All as soloist and conductor with the Malmo Opera Orchestra, Sweden) Brahms, Scherzo for Violin and Orchestra (from the F.A.E. sonata, orchestrated by Schumann, Intermezzo for Violin and Orchestra (from the F.A.E. sonata, orchestrated by Clara Schumann, Three Romances for Violin and Orchestra (orchestrated by Brahms, Sinfonia in B, (Original 1854 version of Trio op. 8), (orchestrated by Musical Heritage Society Shostakovich, Trio No.1 for Piano, Violin and Cello (Yefim Bronfman- piano, Colin Carr- cello) Bartok, Solo Violin Sonata Bach, Chaconne Ernst, Grand Etude No. 6, Introduction and Variations on The Last Rose of Summer, Die Erlkoenig Helikon Schubert, String Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden)

6 Haydn, String Quartet in D major (The Lark) Paul Ruders, String Quartet No. 3 (Motet) Ondine Shostakovich, Symphony No. 14, Tapiola Sinfonietta, (conducted by Joseph Swensen) Bis Works by James MacMillan, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, (conducted by Joseph Swensen) Telarc Mendelssohn, Bruch Violin Concertos, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, (conducted by Joseph Swensen, Robert McDuffie, violinist) Major Compositions: "Sinfonia- Concertante" for Horn and Orchestra, (The Fire and the Rose) (2008) (World Premiere - Edinburgh, Scotland Scottish Chamber Orchestra) "Shizue" for solo Shakuhachi and Orchestra (2001) (World Premiere Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Radio Orchestra) "Latif" for solo Cello with Chamber Ensemble (1999) (World Premiere Tel Aviv, Israel- Israel Chamber Orchestra) "Mantram" for String Orchestra and Percussion (1998) (World Premiere Kokkola,Finland Ostrabothnian Chamber Orchestra) "Seven Last Words" for Chamber Ensemble (1996) Elegy for Oboe and Orchestra (World Premiere Helsinki, Finland Finnish Radio Orchestra) Instruments Loaned by private collectors and foundations: Domenico Montagnana 1736, loaned by the Colburn Collection ( ) Joseph Guarneri del gesu 1742 (ex David Oistrakh), loaned by private collector ( ) Antonio Stradivari 1708, ("The Ruby") loaned by The Stradivari Society ( ) Antonio Stradivari 1714, loaned by private collector ( )