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American musician
Jonathan Carney is an American
violinist and
conductor .
Career
Carney grew up in
Tenafly, New Jersey
[1] and graduated from
Tenafly High School .
[2] He studied at the
Juilliard School with Christine Dethier and
Ivan Galamian .
[3]
He moved to
London on a
Leverhulme Fellowship Award to study at the
Royal College of Music with
Trevor Williams .
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
In 1991 he became leader of the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and appeared as soloist with them in the UK and beyond.
[3] In 1994 he was appointed Concertmaster of the
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra , having been joint leader on its American tour;
[8] he recorded the
Nielsen concerto with them in 1997 (on a
Domenico Montagnana instrument).
[3] As a member of the
Michael Nyman Band he played on the soundtrack of several
Peter Greenaway films.
Carney is the
concertmaster of the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra .
[9] In 2018,
Katherine Needleman , principal oboist of the Baltimore Symphony, filed a sexual harassment complaint against the orchestra with the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), accusing Carney of harassment and retaliation.
[10]
[11] The orchestra hired an independent investigator, and the investigation concluded there was no hostile work environment so Carney was not disciplined.
[12] Carney was later suspended after additional allegations of “inappropriate behavior” toward a musician with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony were reported.
[13]
[12]
References
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"BSO Concertmaster, Jonathan Carney, joins the faculty of Baltimore School for the Arts, will teach exceptional violin students in BSA’s music program beginning in the 2015-16 school year." ,
Baltimore School of the Arts , press released dated November 14, 2014. Accessed October 9, 2018. "He grew up in Tenafly, NJ in a family of six musicians, all of whom attended Juilliard."
^ Rohan, Virginia.
"Stars who went to Tenafly High School come home to raise money for their alma mater" ,
The Record (Bergen County) , June 5, 2013, backed up by the
Internet Archive as of August 9, 2014. Accessed October 9, 2018.
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a
b
c Biographical note in leaflet accompanying Naxos CD 8.554189 (2000)
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"Jonathan Carney: A concertmaster steps forward" . Washington Examiner . 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2018-08-11 .
^ Siegel, Steve.
"Classical: Pennsylvania Sinfonia guest conductor Jonathan Carney also will solo on violin" . The Morning Call . Retrieved 2018-08-11 .
^
"First Violin" . Retrieved 2018-08-11 .
^ Giuliano, Mike.
"It's just Carney, Sharkey and the music for Sundays at Three" . Baltimore Sun . Retrieved 2018-08-11 .
^ Quarter Note: the magazine of the Bournemouth Orchestras. No.20 Autumn 1994, p4.
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"Bio" . Baltimore Symphony Orchestra . Retrieved 20 May 2024 .
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"Baltimore Symphony musician makes harrassment complaint against concertmaster" . The Strad .
^ Midgette, Anne; McGlone, Peggy.
"BSO musician files EEOC complaint against the orchestra" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 20 May 2024 .
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a
b McCauley, Mary Carole (5 November 2019).
"One year after a BSO oboist alleged sexual harassment by the concertmaster, case remains unresolved" . Baltimore Sun . Retrieved 20 May 2024 .
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"Concertmaster suspended after peace order filed against him" . Seattle Times . November 9, 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2024 .
External links
Michael Nyman Band members
Nyman-produced albums Nyman-contributed albums Compilations Additional operas Unreleased film scores Major individual compositions
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