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| Jason Vieaux | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason Vieaux |
| Birth date | 1973 |
| Birth place | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation | Classical guitarist, educator |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Jason Vieaux is an American classical guitarist noted for solo recital work, chamber music, and recordings that span Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary repertoire. He has performed with major orchestras, collaborated with leading conductors and chamber ensembles, and held faculty posts at prominent conservatories. Vieaux's career includes award-winning albums, premieres of new works, and extensive teaching and outreach initiatives.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Vieaux studied guitar in the Midwest and made early appearances with regional ensembles. He moved to study at institutions that have trained musicians such as Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, and worked with teachers linked to traditions represented by Andrés Segovia, Julian Bream, John Williams (guitarist), and Mauro Giuliani. Early competitions and festival appearances placed him alongside peers from Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival and School, and Carnegie Hall-affiliated programs.
Vieaux's concert career has included solo recitals at venues like Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Kennedy Center, and festival appearances at Aix-en-Provence Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, and Ravinia Festival. He has performed as soloist with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under conductors such as Riccardo Muti, James Conlon, Jaap van Zweden, and Charles Dutoit. Vieaux has collaborated in chamber projects with artists and ensembles including Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Gil Shaham, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and members of Juilliard String Quartet. He has premiered works by composers associated with contemporary music scenes like Osvaldo Golijov, Kenny Wheeler, Caroline Shaw, and composers commissioned by institutions such as Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and BBC Proms.
Vieaux served as artistic director and curator for festivals and series linked to organizations like Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and has been featured on broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, PBS, NPR, and Deutsche Welle. He has appeared in crossover projects touching repertoires championed by Astor Piazzolla, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Albéniz, and Joaquín Rodrigo, bridging audiences familiar with La Scala-level opera houses and chamber venues.
His discography includes recordings on labels such as Naxos Records, Telarc, and Azica Records, with albums that received critical acclaim in publications like Gramophone (magazine), The New York Times, BBC Music Magazine, and The Guardian. Repertoire on his recordings ranges from transcriptions of Bach and Scarlatti to original guitar literature by Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, and modern works by Torres, Leo Brouwer, and Andrew York (composer). Notable projects involved collaborations with ensembles and soloists associated with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York Philharmonic Chamber Players, and soloists from Metropolitan Opera productions.
Vieaux's recordings have been programmed alongside releases by artists such as Andrés Segovia, John Williams (guitarist), Julian Bream, Miloš Karadaglić, and Sharon Isbin, contributing to catalogues emphasizing major works for solo guitar, duo literature with guitar and violin, and concerto repertoire with orchestra.
Vieaux has received recognition from institutions such as the Grammy Awards, Classical BRIT Awards, and critics' prizes featured by BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone (magazine). He won prizes in international competitions and received grants and commissions from organizations including National Endowment for the Arts, G. Schirmer, and foundations associated with Carnegie Hall and Chamber Music America. He has been featured in "Artist of the Year" lists curated by outlets such as The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.
Vieaux holds faculty appointments at conservatories and schools connected to Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, and programs affiliated with Cleveland Institute of Music and Bard College. He teaches masterclasses at festivals including Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival and School, and Mannes School of Music. His outreach initiatives include educational residencies with youth orchestras, collaborations with community music programs linked to Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, and digital masterclasses distributed by platforms associated with Medici.tv and YouTube Music.
Vieaux's playing is praised for tonal refinement, clarity of contrapuntal lines, and interpretive range from Baroque to contemporary idioms. Critics compare his phrasing to interpretations by Andrés Segovia and Julian Bream while noting a modern sensibility akin to performers such as Sharon Isbin and John Williams (guitarist). He performs on instruments made by luthiers in traditions represented by Antonio de Torres Jurado and contemporary makers whose guitars are used by artists at institutions like Royal Academy of Music and Conservatoire de Paris. His use of period-appropriate strings and modern trebles appears in recordings alongside collaborations with conductors and soloists tied to historicist and modern performance practices, including projects with ensembles associated with Early Music and Contemporary music scenes.
Category:American classical guitarists