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 appeared recently at Bargemusic, Chelsea Music Festival, and as soloist with the Lowell Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Kienbaum performs in Baroklyn alongside pianist Simone Dinnerstein and has played with the Da Capo Chamber Players, Argento Chamber Ensemble, Harlem Chamber Players, and the Momenta and Terra String Quartets. He has premiered works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Augusta Read Thomas, Georg Friedrich Haas, Péter Eötvös, and Theo Chandler. Mr. Kienbaum teaches at Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music and has given classes at Boston University, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the Davos and Lucerne Festivals in Switzerland. Originally from Wisconsin, he received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Juilliard, and the CUNY Graduate Center, under mentorship of David Perry, Sally Chisholm, Samuel Rhodes, and Mark Steinberg.