Pamela Frank - Biography

Pamela Frank (born June 20, 1967) is an American violinist, equally well known as a soloist and as a proponent of chamber music.

Biography

She was born in New York City, the daughter of two pianists, Claude Frank and Lilian Kallir. She studied under Shirley Givens using the Givens Method, unlike many of her contemporaries, who generally begin with the Suzuki Method as children. She began her performing career in 1985, when she appeared with Alexander Schneider and the New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. In 1999 Pamela Frank was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize, one of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists.

She is on the faculties of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

She is married to violinist Andy Simionescu.

Discography

On Argo:

• Kernis Lament & Prayer, with David Zinman and the Minnesota Orchestra (1999)

On Arte Nova:

• Mozart Violin Concertos 1-5 with David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra (2000)
• Schubert: Works for Violin and Piano, with Claude Frank (2005)

On Decca Records:

• Dvorak Violin Concerto, Romance, Suk Fantasy with Sir Charles Mackerras and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1998)
• Brahms Complete Violin Sonatas, with Peter Serkin (1998)

On Delos:

• Herrmann "Souvenirs de Voyage" for Clarinet and String Quartet (1992)
• Prokofiev Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Bass in G minor, Op. 39 (1993)

On Hänssler Classics:

• Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 with Neville Marriner and The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (2004)

On MusicMasters:

• Beethoven 10 Sonatas for Violin & Piano, with Claude Frank (1999)

On Naxos Records:

• Zwilich Violin Concerto, with Michael Stern and the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra (2005)

On Sony Classical:

• Chopin Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 8 (1994)
• Schubert Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "Trout" (1996)
• Schubert Quintet in C Major, D. 956 (1990)

External links

• Professional bio