 |  Jonathan Bagg
As as solo violist Jonathan Bagg has a continuing interest in bringing new, unfamiliar, and forgotten works to life. Recitals have brought him to places such as the Phillips Gallery in Washington DC, Boston’s Jordan Hall, and Manchester, New Hamphsire’s Currier Gallery. Concerto appearances include the Pioneer Valley Symphony in Massachusetts, the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and the Monadnock Music Festival Orchestra.
Bagg has recorded the solo music for viola and piano by Robert Fuchs (1847-1927), and also contemporary solo works by Malcolm Peyton and Donald Wheelock. His most recent disc is of music for viola and piano by Robert and Clara Schumann with pianist Jane Hawkins, on the Centaur label. He appears on an upcoming Bridge Records CD playing a work written for him by American composer Arthur Levering.
In 2007 Mr. Bagg became Music Director of the Monadnock Music festival in New Hampshire. He directs the chamber music program at Duke University, where he served as Director of Undergraduate Studeies for seven years. He graduated with honors from both Yale University (B.A.), and the New England Conservatory (M.M.), where he was a student of Walter Trampler.
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