Kim Kashkashian (born August 31, 1952) is an American violist. She has spent her career in the U.S. and Europe and collaborated with many major contemporary composers. In

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she won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. She is recognized as one of the world's top violists.

Early life and education

Kashkashian was born to Armenian-American parents on August 31, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in Detroit in what Mark Slobin has described as an "only modestly Armenian household." Her father had a

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voice and sang Armenian folk songs, which influenced her. She began playing the

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at the age of eight. She first studied with Ara Zerounian, then continued her music education and switched to

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at the Interlochen Arts Academy beginning from the age 12. She studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore with Walter Trampler (1969–70) and Karen Tuttle (1970–75). She received her

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(B.M.) degree from the Peabody Conservatory and her

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(M.M.) degree from the New School of Music, Philadelphia. She was also the mentee of Felix Galimir.

Teaching career

Kashkashian has been a faculty member at several institutions. In 1981–86 she taught at the New School of Music, Philadelphia, in 1983–86 at the Mannes School of Music in New York, in 1985–87 the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington. She then moved to Germany, where she began teaching at the Hochschule für Musik in

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in 1989 and the Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik in

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. She returned to the United States in 2000 and began teaching viola and

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in Boston in fall 2000.

Career

Throughout her career, Kashkashian has recorded many discs both as a solo and chamber music artist. She has been described as a "staunch proponent" of

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. She has collaborated with and commissioned works from Gidon Kremer,

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, Robert Levin, Felix Galimir, and the Guarneri String Quartet, György Kurtág,

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, Giya Kancheli,

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, Peter Eötvös, Ken Ueno, Thomas Larcher, Lera Auerbach, Tigran Mansurian. She has collaborated with

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since 1985. The ECM website notes that she is "one of the pre-eminent artists of ECM New Series." Kashkashian has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, Kaufmann Hall,

's Jordan Hall; other cities in the US, Europe and Japan. She regularly participates in the Ravina,

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, Lockenhaus and

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festivals. In a 2000 interview she noted that a "violist has far more opportunities for solo playing in Europe than in America." She noted that the viola is fully accepted and respected as a solo instrument, while in America it is "just beginning to be reluctantly respected."

Awards

* Best Classical Album, Armenian Music Awards (2004)

Personal life

Kashkashian has a daughter. In 1996 she moved from Freiburg to Berlin as she wanted her daughter to attend Berlin's only American school. She practices

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(''kung fu''), including

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. Her favorite musician of all time is

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, while her favorite composers include

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, and György Kurtág. She described Kurtág as "present-day Bach." She has named the Schubert trios and any of Bach's works as her favorite musical work. In a 2013 interview with Hollywood.com, Kashkashian stated that she is constantly confused with reality television personality

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due to their similarly spelled surnames. Kashkashian is one of the founders and (as of 2016) the Artistic Director of Music for Food, an initiative aimed at fighting hunger. She first visited Armenia, her ancestral homeland, in 1989. She has collaborated with the famed Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian.

Recognition

Kashkashian is widely recognized as one of the world's top violists. ''

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'' wrote in 1997 that she is one of the "most sought-after violists for chamber music in America." NPR's ''

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'' noted in 2007 that she is "one of only a few violists with an international solo career." The

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website describes her as "internationally recognized as a unique voice on the viola." The

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described her as a "world renowned musician who has caused the repertoire for the viola to be greatly enlarged" through her many collaborations. A minor planet discovered by Brian A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station on November 6, 1980, is named after Kashkashian.

Honors and accolades

* Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition 2nd prize, 1980 * ARD International Music Competition, 3rd prize, 1980 * Edison Prize, 1999 (recording of the Brahms Sonatas with Robert Levin) *

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, 2001 for a premiere recording by soloist with orchestra (June 2000 recording of concertos by Bartók, Eötvös and Kurtág) *

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for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America, 2013 *Elected a Fellow of the

, 2016

Grammy Award

Kashkashian has received three nominations and has won one

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Discography

A partial list of her recordings includes: *Asturiana. Transcribed songs of

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, Xavier Montsalvatge, Carlos Guastavino, and Carlos López Buchardo. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1975) *

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: 3 Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Cembalo. Kim Kashkashian, viola,

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, cembalo. (CD ECM 1501) *

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: Viola Concerto. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Péter Eötvös, conductor. Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra. (CD ECM 1711) *

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental music, experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia (Berio), Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Seque ...

: Voci, Naturale. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion,

, conductor. (CD ECM 1735) * Harold Blumenfeld: Voyages after Hart Crane (1977). Patrick Mason, baritone, Kim Kashkashian, viola, David Starobin, guitar, Gordon Gottlieb, Louis Oddo, percussion, Arthur Weisberg, conductor. (LP CRI SD 387) * Linda Bouchard: Pourtinade. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion. (CD ECM 1425) *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

: Sonatas for Viola and Piano, Op. 120. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1630) *

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: '' Lachrymae'', Op. 48. Kim Kashkashian, viola Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) *

: ''Lachrymae'', Op. 48a. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor,

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. (CD ECM 1506) *

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: Elegy for Viola and Piano. Kim Kashkashian, viola Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) * Paul Chihara: ''Redwood''. Kim Kashkashian, viola. Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion. (CD ECM 1425) * Péter Eötvös: ''Replica'' for Viola and Orchestra. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Péter Eötvös, conductor, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra. (CD ECM 1711) *

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. ...

: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, Op. 15.

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, Kim Kashkashian, viola. (CD Philips 422 350-2) *

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: Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 44. Kim Kashkashian, viola Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) *

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...

: ''Trauermusik''. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. (CD ECM 1506) *

: Viola Sonatas Opp. 31 No. 4, 25 No. 1, 1937, 11 No. 4, 11 No. 5, 25 No. 4, 1939. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1330) * Sándor Jemnitz: Trio for violin, viola and guitar, Op. 33. Benjamin Hudson, violin, Kim Kashkashian, viola, David Starobin, guitar. (CD

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9004 or 9292) * Giya Kancheli: ''Abii ne viderem''. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Vasiko Tevdorashvili, voice, Natalia Pschenitschnikova, alto flute. Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. (CD ECM 1510) * Giya Kancheli: ''Vom Winde beweint'' (''Mourned by the Wind''). Kim Kashkashian, viola, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn. (CD ECM 1471) * Eleni Karaindrou: '' Ulysses' Gaze'', film score. Kim Kashkashian, viola. (CD ECM 1570) *

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: Adagio for Viola and Piano. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) * György Kurtág: Neun Stücke, Jelek, Op. 5, Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano, Eduard Brunner, clarinet. (CD ECM 1508) * György Kurtág: Movement for viola and orchestra. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Péter Eötvös, conductor, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra. (CD ECM 1711) *

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: Romance oubliée. Kim Kashkashian, viola Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) * Tigran Mansurian: ''"...and then I was in time again"'', ''Lachrymae'', ''Confessing with Faith''. Kim Kashkashian, viola,

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, soprano saxophone, the Hilliard Ensemble, Christoph Poppen, conductor,

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. (CD ECM 1850) * Tigran Mansurian: ''Hayren'', Music of Komitas and Mansurian, Duet for viola and percussion. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion, Tigran Mansurian, piano, voice. (CD ECM 1754) *

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: Adagio and Fugue in c minor, K546. Gidon Kremer, Daniel Phillips, violins, Kim Kashkashian, viola,

, cello. (CD Sony MK42134) *

: Duos for Violin and Viola, K423, K424, Trio for Violin, Viola and Piano K498 “Kegelstatt”. Gidon Kremer, violin, Kim Kashkashian, viola, Valery Afanassiev, piano. (CD DG 415 483-2) *

: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K364. Gidon Kremer, violin, Kim Kashkashian, viola,

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, conductor, Vienna Philharmonic. (CD DG 413 461-2) *

: Divertimento in Eb, K563. Gidon Kremer, violin, Kim Kashkashian, viola,

, cello. (CD Sony SK39561) *

: Quintet in c minor, K406. Guarneri Quartet, Kim Kashkashian, viola. (CD RCA 7771-2-RC) *

: Quintet in E♭ major, K614. Guarneri Quartet, Kim Kashkashian, viola. (CD RCA 7772-2-RC) * Betty Olivero: Neharo't Neharo't. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Alexander Liebreich, conductor,

. (CD ECM) *

: Viola Concerto. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. (CD ECM 1506) *

: Viola Concerto. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken. (CD ECM 1471) *

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: Quartet No. 15 in G major, Op. 161 D887. Gidon Kremer, Daniel Phillips, violins, Kim Kashkashian, viola,

, cello. (CD Sony MK42134) *

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: Sextet. Gidon Kremer, Philippe Hirschhorn, violins,

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, Kim Kashkashian, violas, David Geringas, Julius Berger, cellos. (LP ECM 1347/48) *

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: '' Märchenbilder'', Op. 113, '' Märchenerzählungen'', Op. 132. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano, Eduard Brunner, clarinet. (CD ECM 1508) *

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: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1425) *

: String Quartet No. 14, Op. 142. Gidon Kremer, Yuzuko Horigome, violins, Kim Kashkashian, viola, David Geringas, cello. Edition Lockenhaus Vol. 4/5. (LP ECM 1347/48) *

: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 144. Gidon Kremer, Daniel Phillips, violins, Kim Kashkashian, viola,

, cello. (CD Sony MK44924) *

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: Romance for Viola and Piano. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) * Henri Vieuxtemps: Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30. Kim Kashkashian, viola, Robert Levin, piano. (CD ECM 1316) *

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: Rothko Chapel. Kim Kashkashian, Sarah Rothenberg, Steven Schick, Houston Chamber Choir, Robert Simpson. (CD ECM 2378)

References

External links

* – official site at

*
''Kim Kashkashian's Vocal Viola''
at NPR, September 4, 2009
Kim Kashkashian
interview by Classicpoint.ch, November 3, 2011 (German)

interview by Bruce Duffie, July 16, 1993
Kim Kashkashian
in concert from WGBH Boston
''Music for Food''
a musician-led initiative for local hunger relief {{DEFAULTSORT:Kashkashian, Kim 1952 births American people of Armenian descent Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition prize-winners Living people American classical violists American women classical musicians American women violists Musicians from Detroit New England Conservatory faculty Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ECM Records artists Classical musicians from Michigan