James Ehnes

Already a presence to be reckoned with by his early twenties, James Ehnes claims a place among the finest violinists of the day. Ehnes has a large and growing recording catalog, counting two Grammy Awards among his accolades. In 2024, he was heard on a recording of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis, as well as one of John Williams' Violin Concerto with Stéphane Denève. Ehnes was born on January 27, 1976, into a musical family in Brandon, Manitoba. He was exposed to a variety of instruments as a child but found himself attracted to the violin. At age four, he ...