Janine Jansen
Principal Professor in the Kronberg Academy Study Programmes
"Among the world's star soloists, she's as keen a listener, as adept and intimate a chamber partner, as it gets." New York Times
Janine Jansen has longstanding relationships with the world’s most eminent orchestras and conductors. Season 2026/27 features special residencies with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic as well as the London Symphony Orchestra.
As “Portrait Artist” of the London Symphony Orchestra she joins Sir Antonio Pappano for the world premiere of Richard Dubugnon’s Sonnenring, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 5 under Nathalie Stutzmann and chamber music with Sir Antonio Pappano.
She performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto on an extensive European tour together with Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic. Jansen returns to Prague later in the season for performances with Czech Philharmonic of Szymanovski’s Violin Concerto No 1 with Sir Simon Rattle and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Jakob Hrůša. Further engagements include performances with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Mäkelä, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/Oramo and Bancroft, NDR Elbphilharmonie/Gilbert, Oslo Philharmonic/Gražinytė-Tyla, Camerata Salzburg, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Nott, Luzern Sinfonieorchester/Sanderling and Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Fröst.
To mark Beethoven’s 200th anniversary Janine Jansen curates a Beethoven festival at Concertgebouw Amsterdam featuring the composer’s complete cycle of violin sonatas with her longstanding recital partner Denis Kozhukhin while also joining the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Kazuki Yamada for performances of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
Further recitals are planned with her musical partners Denis Kozhukhin and Alexandre Kantorow throughout Europe and the Far East in Taiwan and South Korea.
Janine records exclusively for Decca Classics. Her last recording features Sibelius Violin Concerto and Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 together with Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and was met with high critical acclaim throughout.
She is the Founder and Artistic Director of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht. Since November 2023 she is Professor of Violin Studies at Kronberg Academy where she will host a festival weekend “Freundschaftsspiele” in May 2027.
Janine studied with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin.
JANINE JANSEN / JAEMIN HAN / SUNWOOK KIM
Participants
- Janine Jansen violin
- Jaemin Han cello
- Sunwook Kim piano
Programme
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Sonatina in G major for Piano and Violin, Op. 100
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884)
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Concert without intermission
Subject to change.
Janine Jansen, Timothy Ridout & Camerata Salzburg
Participants
- Janine Jansen violin
- Gregory Ahss violin & conducting
- Timothy Ridout viola
- Camerata Salzburg
Programme
Symphony No. 10 in G major, K. 74
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Intermission
Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra “Sinfonia concertante” in E-flat major, K. 364
Experiencing people and masters up close is part of the special aura of the Kronberg Academy. It is particularly exciting when the ‘greats’ perform together with young talents: such as on October 4, when star violinist Janine Jansen will be performing with young artists Jaemin Han and Sunwook Kim in Kronberg's Johanniskirche. With Dvořák, Janáček, and Smetana, the three bring an Eastern European program to Kronberg that is bursting with passion.
Subject to change.
AN DIE MUSIK
Participants
- Janine Jansen Violine
- Pauline van der Rest Violine
- Noga Shaham viola
- Daniel Blendulf cello
- Torleif Thedéen cello
Programme
Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35
Jeffrey Ching (*1965)
“An die Musik” (commissioned by Kronberg Academy for the 80th anniversary of UNESCO)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quintet in C major, Op. posth. 163, D 956
Concert introduction at 6:45 p.m. with Dr. Norbert Müllemann (G. Henle Verlag)
Programme subject to change
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS: POETISCHE FARBEN
Participants
- Janine Jansen Violine
- Denis Kozhukhin piano
- Kronberg Young Soloists
Programme
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Duo for Violin and Viola No. 1 in G major, K. 423
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Piano Trio in A minor
Further works will be announced at a later date.
Subject to change
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS: DRAMATISCHE VARIATIONEN
Participants
- Janine Jansen Violine
- Daniel Blendulf cello
- Denis Kozhukhin piano
- Kronberg Young Soloists
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23, String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for chamber orchestra, Op. 10
Subject to change
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS: WEITE KLÄNGE
Participants
- Janine Jansen Violine
- Daniel Blendulf cello
- Denis Kozhukhin piano
- Kronberg Young Soloists
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D 898
Erich W. Korngold (1897–1957)
String Sextet in D major, Op. 10
Further works will be announced at a later date.
Subject to change