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Jory Vinikour

In repertoire from Bach to Nyman, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour has performed as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic of Radio France, among many others, under the direction of renowned conductors such as Stéphane Denève, Martin Haselböck, Armin Jordan, Marc Minkowski, et al, and as recital soloist in series and festivals throughout much of the world.


Mr. Vinikour's debut recording for Sono Luminus, the complete harpsichord works of Jean-Philippe Rameau, was nominated for a Grammy® award, in the category of Best Classical Solo Instrumental Recording in 2013, an honor also accorded to his Toccatas (Contemporary American works for harpsichord) in 2015. Among his numerous recordings, Music for a While with Anne Sofie von Otter (Deutsche Grammophon), J.S. Bach : Sonatas for violin and harpsichord with Rachel Barton Pine (Cedille), works of François Couperin (Cedille)...


In recent seasons, Mr. Vinikour has made appearances as conductor/soloist with the St. Louis Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Orchestre de Bretagne, Bergen Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Musica Angelica, and has conducted operas for Chicago Opera Theater, Florentine Opera, Mozartwoche (with the Wiener Akademie).


Jory can be heard as fortepianist (and glockenspiel soloist) in the Deutsche Grammophon Mozart Opera series, under Yannick Nézét Séguin’s direction.


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