Violinist Stefan Jackiw is recognized as one of the most significant artists of his generation. In the U.S. Mr. Jackiw has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Baltimore, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Seattle, and Utah symphonies, the Naples Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke's at Caramoor, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Pops, with whom he made his debut on opening night of the 1997 season. ... read full bio

Violinist Stefan Jackiw is recognized as one of the most significant artists of his generation. In the U.S. Mr. Jackiw has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Baltimore, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Seattle, and Utah symphonies, the Naples Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke's at Caramoor, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Pops, with whom he made his debut on opening night of the 1997 season.

In the spring of 2000 Mr. Jackiw made his European debut in London to great critical acclaim, playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Benjamin Zander. His sensational performance was featured on the front page of The Times, and The Strad reported, "a fourteen-year-old violinist took the London music world by storm." Abroad, Mr. Jackiw has also performed with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, l'Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Seoul Philharmonic. In December 2003 he was invited by Yuri Temirkanov to play the Barber Violin Concerto as part of the Winter Arts Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia.

In September 2002 Mr. Jackiw made his debut with the Baltimore Symphony under Temirkanov, followed by a tour of Japan with the orchestra that featured his Tokyo debut at Suntory Hall. During that season, he also made debuts with the Boston Symphony and the Chicago Symphony, both conducted by Roberto Abbado. His performance with the Boston Symphony was selected by the Boston Globe as one of the top two solo appearances of the year. In the 2004-2005 season, Mr. Jackiw made his debut with the Seattle Symphony, conducted by Gerard Schwarz. The Seattle Times chose this performance as the best debut of the year. During this season, he made a return appearance with the Baltimore Symphony.

Mr. Jackiw is an active recitalist and has already performed on numerous important series. In the summer of 2001 Mr. Jackiw was invited to the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, where he gave a recital with Christoph Eschenbach at the piano. He has performed on the Rising Stars Series of the Ravinia Festival and on the Boston Celebrity Series in recital at Jordan Hall. In 2004 Mr. Jackiw gave his New York recital debut on the "Accolades" series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as his Paris recital debut at the Louvre. At the opening night of Zankel Hall in New York, Mr. Jackiw was the only young artist invited to perform, alongside Emanuel Ax, Renée Fleming, Evgeny Kissin, and James Levine.

In July 2007, Mr. Jackiw made his debut with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Ludovic Morlot in the Concerts in the Parks series. The following month, he appeared with the Boston Symphony and Morlot at Tanglewood. Other highlights of the 2006-2007 season included return engagements with the Seattle Symphony under Gerard Schwarz, the Baltimore Symphony under Gunther Herbig, and the Eugene (OR) Symphony under Giancarlo Guerrero, as well appearances with the Boston Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, and the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, Ireland, and a U.S. tour with the Moscow State Orchestra performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto under Pavel Kogan.

Born to physicist parents in 1985, Mr. Jackiw began playing the violin at the age of 4. His teachers have included Zinaida Gilels, Michèle Auclair, and Donald Weilerstein. Mr. Jackiw holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, as well as an Artist Diploma from the New England Conservatory. In 2002, he was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Mr. Jackiw makes his home in New York City.