Class Details

Open to all PACO students

This class will be a tour through time of the audio and video recordings of our greatest string players. We will begin more than one hundred years ago with the likes of Sarasate and Ysaye, moving through Kreisler, Heifetz, Primrose and Casals, to Perlman, Zukerman and even a few from today. Through watching and listening to their performances, we will analyze how each player makes their unique sound and creates an individual interpretation. These artists constantly inspire me to want more from my own playing. I hope that this class will do the same for you, as well as give you new tools to help on your journey.

Saturdays @ 10

Class Meetings:

3/13, 3/20, 3/27 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15

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Instructor Email:

[email protected]

Instructor Bio:

Violinist and violist Jory Fankuchen has built a reputation as an engaging performer of many genres, as well as a passionate pedagogue. In response to this versatility, the San Francisco Examiner recently raved that, Mr. Fankuchen’s “flamboyant” performance “created the illusion that Eugene Ysaye had been born in Argentina, possible in bed next to Jean Sibelius.” His ensembles include the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the Magik Magik Orchestra, Squid Inc., the Musical Art Quintet, the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco, and he appears as a regular guest with the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Jory has appeared as soloist with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, the Berkeley Symphony, at the Tanglewood Music Center, and has the distinction of performing on Jascha Heifetz’s Guarneri del Gesu violin at the Legion of Honor.

Chamber music has always been the driving force behind Jory’s passion for music. He has performed in concert with artists such as Robert Mann, Joseph Silverstein, Joel Krosnick, Bonnie Hampton, Mark Sokol, and Ian Swensen. As first violinist of the Kailas String Quartet, he performed throughout North America, winning first prize in the Chamber Music International Competition, and silver at the National Fischoff Competition. Jory Serves on the faculty of the Crowden Music Center, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, and most recently as a visiting lecturer at Cornell University. He holds a B.M. from the San Francisco Conservatory, and an M.M. from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Ian Swensen and Lucy Chapman, respectively.