American Violist Jeremy Kienbaum has been lauded for his “eloquent strength” (Well-Tempered Ear) and sound that “refracted like shards of light” (New York Times). He has made recent appearances with Love from Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and at the Paax Festival in Mexico and the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. He has been featured on the TODAY Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, Classical KING, and can be seen in the documentary “Itzhak,” chronicling the teaching of Itzhak Perlman. He has performed around the world at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Paris and Berlin Philharmonies, and the Chan Centre in Vancouver, Canada.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Kienbaum has performed with renowned musicians including Carmit Zori, Alexander Fiterstein, and alongside members of the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras. He regularly plays with the Willy Street Chamber Players and Concerts on the Slope and has performed at Bargemusic, Chelsea Music Festival, and on the Charles Ives Concert Series. Strongly committed to performing works by living composers, Mr. Kienbaum has premiered works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Augusta Read Thomas, and Georg Friedrich Haas, and has worked with composers including Thomas Ades, Fred Lerdahl, and Nina C. Young. In 2016 he gave the world premiere of “Tragedy No. 2,” a string quartet concerto by Theo Chandler, as a member of the New Juilliard Ensemble in Alice Tully Hall.

Mr. Kienbaum teaches at Manhattan School of Music, Hunter College, and Opportunity Music Project. He has previously taught for Juilliard Music Advancement Program, the After-School Arts Program at the Nord Anglia International School in New York, and for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. Additionally, he has given masterclasses and coached chamber ensembles at Juilliard, Boston University, Frostburg State University, Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, and for students of the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China.

Mr. Kienbaum has been recognized internationally for his musical achievements as first prize winner in the Enkor International Chamber Music Competition and the National Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Competition, second prize in the Vršac International Competition, and a finalist in the Frances Walton Competition. He received the James F. Crow Viola Award from the University of Wisconsin and the Irene Diamond Graduate Fellowship from The Juilliard School.

Originally from Wisconsin, Mr. Kienbaum received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Juilliard, and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is grateful to have had the mentorship of his teachers David Perry, Sally Chisholm, Samuel Rhodes, and Mark Steinberg.