Violinist leila josefowicz biography

Born Leila Bronia Josefowicz on October 20, 1977, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Jack and Wendy Josefowicz (scientists); married Kristjan Jaarvi (a conductor); children: son, born 2000.

Education: Bachelor's degree, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA, 1995. Addresses:com.

Canadian-born violin virtuoso Leila Josefowicz has enchanted international audiences with her vibrant, daring, and dynamic performances and recordings.

Josefowicz has grown from a child prodigy into a mature musician who refuses to lock herself into any one style of music.

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Trained in classical and chamber music, she is equally influenced by jazz and contemporary music. Although her inspirations include celebrated mid-century violinists Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler, she is also a self-proclaimed lover of R&B and rock.

By the time she was a teenager, Josefowicz was already touring extensively with famous conductors like Seiji Ozawa and Sir Neville Marriner, who later became he