Field
of Study: Co-director, Chamber
Music Society
Education:
University of Southern California
and the New England Conservatory, studying cello with Gabor Rejto,
Ronald Leonard, and Laurence Lesser; chamber music with Eugene
Lehner, Louis Krasner and Robert Koff, and studies with Harvey Shapiro
at the Juilliard School.
The first holder of the Emanuel Feuermann Cello Chair with
the National Orchestra of New York and the first recipient
of the Claus Adam Award.
Biographical
Information: Founder
and director of the Lavazza Chamber Ensemble. Performs with the Boston
Lyric Opera, the Boston Ballet, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic.
A concerto soloist in Carnegie Hall, she has toured Italy with
Musicisti Americani, and been featured on Charles Kuralt’s CBS
program “On the Road.” She is a frequent performer of contemporary
music; John Carbon, Simon Andrews, and John McDonald have written pieces
for
her;
Jan has
played
with Alea III and New England Conservatory’s
Enchanted Music Circle. Her recital and solo appearances have taken
her across the United States and to Italy, and include recitals at
Lincoln Center and the New England Conservatory. She has performed
chamber music with Michael Tilson Thomas, members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, and pianist Hung Kuan Chen.
Professional
Affiliations: Teaches
and coaches at Boston College, All Newton Music School, and in
her home studio. Co-director of the Chamber Music Society of
Wellesley College and the director of the Chamber Music Center of
the Composers Conference at Wellesley College. Her cello is a Santino
Lavazza, made in Milan
in 1751.
Website:
http://www.lavazzachamberensemble.org/Artists.asp
Photo: Dan Handalian
