Janine Jansen (Utrecht, 1978) is a Dutch solo violinist.

   She took up the violin at the age of 6.  She appeared as 
   the soloist with the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland 
   in 2001,  where she performed the Brahms Violin Concerto 
   in D major, opus 77. She opened the BBC Proms in 2005.

   Janine studied with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn,  
   and Boris Belkin. She is very adventurous with her perfor-
   mance,  with emphasis on communication more than on 
   precision or adherance to status quo. 
   Her tone is of extremely fine quality.  Her recording of 
   Vivaldi's  Four Seasons is  a good example of  her style. 
   She eschews tradition in two ways: recording with only 
   5 solo strings rather than an orchestra,  including her 
   Brother on the Cello and Father on the Continuo.

   Her performance of Tchaikovsky Concerto  on with Cleveland Symphony Orchestra 
   and Vladimir Askenazy conducting may be one of the greatest performances in her 
   generation.

   As of January 2006, there are two mainstream CDs (one also a hybrid SACD) available 
   of her playing. The first is a collection of Encore pieces, conducted by Barry Words-
   worth,  the Second a Chamber Ensemble rendition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. The Violist 
   in this recording is none other than Julian Rachlin, who frequently performs with Ms. 
   Jansen in Chamber music Concerts around Europe.

Meditation from Thais(Massenet)
From the Queen Beatrix Silver Jubilee concert
Amsterdam, April 29, 2005












Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto E minor Op.64
I. Allegro molto appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegro non troppo; Allegro molto vivace

First Night of the Proms, 2005

          • Review : Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, BBC Proms 
                      - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Conductor/Roger Norrington
                      16th July 2005.

            Earlier there had been nothing but lightness, delicacy and enchanting grace 
            from the Dutch violinist Janine Jansen.  When she reduced the slow movement 
            of Mendelssohn's Concerto to the merest wisp of a pianissimo, 5,000 people 
            scarcely dared to breathe. It was an astonishingly audacious thing for a young 
            soloist playing live in front of millions to do (this part of the concert was 
            also broadcast live on BBC1). But with Jansen you never feel any effect is 
            contrived. Her interpretations seem to flow as naturally from the heart of 
            the music as water from a spring.

                                                             The Times

Vivaldi - Spring in 'Four Seasons'
After winning the Dutch Edison popular vote Award 2005







Janine Jansen(1978-)

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