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"Having the same natural ability as Heifetz... Very few people in the world play the violin as well as she."
-- Erick Friedman, Yale School of Music, Protégé of Jascha Heifetz
"(It is) extraordinary that you play so fantastically well...to have the ability to play on the violin and to be a composer as well is quite an amazing thing."
--Christopher O'Riley, NPR host of From the Top
"She is probably the only working violinist who could be mistaken for Jascha Heifetz."
--Dr. John Birchall, London Independent
"Having the same natural ability as Heifetz... Very few people in the world play the violin as well as she."
-- Erick Friedman, Yale School of Music, Protégé of Jascha Heifetz
"(It is) extraordinary that you play so fantastically well...to have the ability to play on the violin and to be a composer as well is quite an amazing thing."
--Christopher O'Riley, NPR host of From the Top
"She is probably the only working violinist who could be mistaken for Jascha Heifetz."
--Dr. John Birchall, London Independent
About Me:
At age seven, Ann was selected to begin studying under Sherry Kloss, Jascha Heifetz's teaching assistant. Ann debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 10. For the next five years, Ann was the protégé and final student of Erick Friedman, Heifetz's own protégé.
At the age of 14, Ann was one of the youngest artists ever accepted to Yale University's School of Music. Later that year she appeared on NPR's From the Top to critical acclaim. Ann released her debut album Bach, Schubert, Bruch in 2005.
In addition to being a violinist, Ann is also a commissioned composer. In 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2005 she was an award recipient in the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Competition. The song "Rondo" (in the playlist above) was one of the award-winning compositions.
Ann is supported by Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT), which pays for half of costs in: DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA and WV.
Ann is currently writing and developing a new album and studies with Elmar Oliveira. Elmar is the only American to have ever won the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He has been nominated for several grammys and won the Avery Fisher Prize.
Ann Fontanella is represented by Eric Amada of Artists Management Associates. Ann will be going on a national tour in 2012-2013.
http://www.ama.bz
23-year old Ann is married and lives in Philadelphia, PA.
Influences:
Elmar Oliveira, Erick Friedman, Jascha Heifetz and Leopold Auer (the violinists of the "Old Russian School").
Sounds Like:
Elmar Oliveira and Jascha Heifetz
Hometown:
Philadelphia
Country:
United States
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Concert schedule for 2012/2013 (so far):
Boca Raton, FL -- 4/10
Elkins, WV -- 4/28/12
Henderson, NC -- 11/2
Statesville, NC -- 11/3
Oxnard, CA -- 11/8
Lebanon, PA -- 11/11
Lebanon, PA - 11/12
Culpeper, VA -- 11/13
Crescent City, CA -- 11/15
Medford, OR -- 11/16
Centralia, WA -- 11/17
Wenatchee, WA -- 11/18
Wenatchee, WA - 11/19
Butte, MT -- 11/20
Brunswick, GA -- 1/25/13
Staunton, VA -- 1/27
Staunton, VA - 1/28/13
Harlingen, TX -- 1/31/13
Parsons, KS -- 4/12/13
8/10/11: DVD clip from Live on Stage roster performance. I will send updates for concert dates as I have them! http://youtu.be/HO2oTPQ0c7c Recent Press & Interviews
11/5/10: Pittsburgh Tribune review of Ann's performance of the Saint Saens Violin Concerto
11/2/10: In the Bowstrokes of Jascha Heifetz
11/5/09: Interview with the University of Pennsylvania Gazette
Boca Raton, FL -- 4/10
Elkins, WV -- 4/28/12
Henderson, NC -- 11/2
Statesville, NC -- 11/3
Oxnard, CA -- 11/8
Lebanon, PA -- 11/11
Lebanon, PA - 11/12
Culpeper, VA -- 11/13
Crescent City, CA -- 11/15
Medford, OR -- 11/16
Centralia, WA -- 11/17
Wenatchee, WA -- 11/18
Wenatchee, WA - 11/19
Butte, MT -- 11/20
Brunswick, GA -- 1/25/13
Staunton, VA -- 1/27
Staunton, VA - 1/28/13
Harlingen, TX -- 1/31/13
Parsons, KS -- 4/12/13
8/10/11: DVD clip from Live on Stage roster performance. I will send updates for concert dates as I have them! http://youtu.be/HO2oTPQ0c7c Recent Press & Interviews
11/5/10: Pittsburgh Tribune review of Ann's performance of the Saint Saens Violin Concerto
11/2/10: In the Bowstrokes of Jascha Heifetz
11/5/09: Interview with the University of Pennsylvania Gazette
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