Alexander Janiczek

Alexander Janiczek, highly sought after as a director, soloist, guest leader and chamber musician, was born in Salzburg and studied with Helmuth Zehetmair at the Salzburg Mozarteum and with Max Rostal, Nathan Milstein, Ruggiero Ricci and Dorothy Delay. He developed a close association with Sándor Végh and the Camerata Salzburg, whom he led and directed for many years. Alexander led the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and continues as director and soloist on the highly acclaimed series of Mozart Serenades for Linn Records. He is a guest director and records with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and has recently directed the COE in a new cd of Stravinsky for Linn. He also appears with the Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali of Milan, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and explores 19th century performance practice with La Chambre Philharmonique under Emmanuel Krivine and the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées under Philippe Herreweghe. As chamber musician and has appeared with Joshua Bell, Thomas Adés, Christian Zacharias, Mitsuko Uchida, Richard Goode, and Llŷr Williams who is now has a regular duo partner. Janizcek, with the Hebrides Ensemble, performed Bartok’s Solo Violin Sonata at the St.Magnus Festival and a recorded a cd of Messiaen, launched at London’s Wigmore Hall. Much in demand at festivals across Europe, this year Alexander will appear at festivals such as the East Neuk Festival, Festival de Saintes, Herrrenchiemsee Festspiele and the Edinburgh International Festival and special chamber music festivals in Budapest and a Schubertiad in Perth. Alexander Janiczek plays the ‘Baron Oppenheim’ Stradivarius from 1716, which is on loan to him from the National Bank of Austrian.