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Grammy-winnerJasonVieaux,“amongtheeliteoftoday'sclassicalguitarists”(Gramophone),istheguitaristthatgoesbeyondtheclassical.NPRdescribesVieauxas,“perhapsthemostpreciseandsoulfulclassicalguitaristofhisgeneration.”Hismostrecentsoloalbum,Play,wonthe2015GrammyAwardforBestClassicalInstrumentalSolo.InJune2014,NPRnamed“Zapateado”fromthealbumasoneofits“50FavoriteSongsof2014(SoFar).”Vieauxhasearnedareputationforputtinghisexpressivenessandvirtuosityattheserviceofaremarkablywiderangeofmusic,andhisscheduleofperforming,teaching,andrecordingcommitmentsisdistinguishedthroughouttheU.S.andabroad.HissolorecitalshavebeenafeatureateverymajorguitarseriesinNorthAmericaandatmanyoftheimportantguitarfestivalsinAsia,Australia,Europe,andMexico.RecentandfuturehighlightsincludereturnstotheCaramoorFestival,PhiladelphiaChamberMusicSociety,andNewYork's92Y,aswellashisRaviniaFestivaldebutandperformancesatArgentina’sTeatroColonandOslo,Norway’sClassicalMusicFest.Vieaux’sappearancesforChamberMusicSocietyofLincolnCenter,BardMusicFestival,Music@Menlo,StringsMusicFestival,GrandTeton,andmanyothershaveforgedhisreputationasafirst-ratechambermusicianandprogrammer.HecollaboratesinrecitalsthisseasonwithEscherQuartet,acclaimedharpistYolandaKondonassis,andaccordion/bandoneónvirtuosoJulienLabro.Vieaux’spassionfornewmusichasfosteredpremieresofworksbyDanVisconti,VivianFung,KeithFitch,KinanAbou-Afach,DavidLudwig,JerodTate,EricSessler,JoséLuisMerlinandGarySchocker.JasonVieauxhasperformedasconcertosoloistwithnearly100orchestras,includingCleveland,Houston,Toronto,SanDiego,Ft.Worth,Charlotte,Buffalo,GrandRapids,Kitchener-Waterloo,Richmond,IRISChamber,ChamberOrchestraofPhiladelphia,ChautauquaFestival,andNewHampshireMusicFestival.SomeoftheconductorshehasworkedwithincludeDavidRobertson,DonatoCabrera,MiguelHarth-Bedoya,JahjaLing,StefanSanderling,MichaelStern,DavidLockington,StevenSmith,andEdwinOutwater.Duringthe2016-2017season,JasonVieauxwillmakeappearanceswithmorethanadozensymphonyorchestrasthroughouttheUSandCanada.TheseincludereturnengagementswiththeSantaFeandEdmontonSymphonies,anappearancewiththeEasternMusicFestivalOrchestrawithconductorGerardSchwarz,andaPiazzollaDoubleConcertowithJulienLabroandtheArkansasSymphony.VieauxwillalsobeperformingDanVisconti’snewguitarconcerto,LivingLanguage,whichhepremieredwithCaliforniaSymphonyinMay2016,withthesymphoniesofReading,FortWayne,andRichmond.Vieauxcontinuestobringimportantrepertoirealiveintherecordingstudioaswell.HislatestalbumTogether,withharpistYolandaKondonassis,wasreleasedinJanuary2015.OfhisGrammy-winning2014soloalbumPlay,SoundboardMagazinewrites,“Ifyoueverwanttogiveafriendadiscthatwillcementhisorherlovefortheguitar,thisisaperfectcandidate,”whilePremierGuitarclaims,“You’dbehardpressedtofindversionsperformedwithmoreconfidence,bettertone,andamorecompleteunderstandingofthematerial.” VieauxrecentlyrecordedAlbertoGinastera’sSonataforGuitarOp.47foraGinasteraCentennialalbumproducedbyYolandaKondonassis,whichwillbereleasedinfall2016onOberlinMusic.Vieaux’salbumwithbandoneonistJulienLabrowillalsobereleasedinfall2016onAzicaRecords.

Vieaux’spreviouselevenalbumsincludearecordingofAstorPiazzolla’smusicwithJulienLabroandAFarCryChamberOrchestra;Bach:WorksforLute,Vol.1,whichhitNo.13onBillboard’sClassicalChartafteritsfirstweekandreceivedravereviewsbyGramophone,TheAbsoluteSound,andSoundboard;ImagesofMetheny,featuringmusicbyAmericanjazzlegendPatMetheny(whoafterhearingthislandmarkrecordingdeclared:“IamflatteredtobeincludedinJason'smusicalworld”);andSevilla:TheMusicofIsaacAlbeniz,whichmadeseveralTopTenliststheyearofitsrelease.Vieaux’salbumsandliveperformancesareregularlyheardonradioandinternetaroundtheworld,andhisworkisthesubjectoffeaturearticlesinprintandonlinearoundtheworld,includingsuchmagazinesasAcousticGuitar,MUSO,Gramophone,andonNPR’s“DeceptiveCadence.”VieauxwasthefirstclassicalmusiciantobefeaturedonNPR’spopular“TinyDesk”series,onwhichhemadeararerepeatperformancein2015withYolandaKondonassis.In2012,theJasonVieauxSchoolofClassicalGuitarwaslaunchedwithArtistWorksInc.,anunprecedentedtechnologicalinterfacethatprovidesone-on-oneonlinestudywithVieauxforguitarstudentsaroundtheworld.In2011,heco-foundedtheguitardepartmentatTheCurtisInstituteofMusic,andin2015wasinvitedtoinauguratetheguitarprogramattheEasternMusicFestival.VieauxhastaughtattheClevelandInstituteofMusicsince1997,headingtheguitardepartmentsince2001.VieauxisaffiliatedwithPhiladelphia’sAstralArtists.HisprimaryteacherswereJeremySparksandJohnHolmquist.In1992hewasawardedtheprestigiousGFAInternationalGuitarCompetitionFirstPrize,theevent’syoungestwinnerever.HeisalsohonoredwithaNaumburgFoundationtopprize,aClevelandInstituteofMusicAlumniAchievementAward,andaSalondiVirtuosiCareerGrant.In1995,VieauxwasanArtisticAmbassadoroftheU.S.toSoutheastAsia.JasonVieauxisrepresentedbyJonathanWentworthAssociates,Ltdandplaysa2013GernotWagnerguitar.Formoreinformation,visitwww.jasonvieaux.com.Acclaim"virtuosic,flamboyant,dashingand,sometimesineffablylyrical."–TheNewYorkTimes“...perhapsthemostpreciseandsoulfulclassicalguitaristofhisgeneration.”–NPR“…amongtheeliteoftoday’sclassicalguitarists.”–Gramophone“ClassicalguitaristJasonVieaux'snewrecordingPlayispartoftherevitalizedinterestintheclassicalguitar.”–TheHuffingtonPost“Hisslim,fat-free,forthrightsound[is]aclearvehicleforhisartisticintentions.”–ThePhiladelphiaInquirer

“...oneofAmerica'spremierguitarists...Vieaux'sperformancespunmagic.Rarelyhasasingleinstrumentsoclearlypaintedsuchcinematicvistasandsearchingintrospection.”–Fort-WorthStar-Telegram“asubstantiallygiftedguitaristwhoseplayingrevealedequalportionsofstylisticeleganceandtechnicalpolish.”–TheBaltimoreSun“Vieauxshowedwhyheisamongthemosttalentedguitaristsofhisgeneration,aplayerwhoseeffortlesstechniqueandfluiditygavetheconcertoasingingvoice.”–TampaTribune"Thisterrificguitarist,aPhiladelphiafavorite,workedwonderswithRodrigo'sConciertodeAranjuez...heplayedwitheleganceandfine-tunedprecision…amarvel."–ThePhiladelphiaInquirer“IhaveneverheardanyonewithVieaux’ssubtlety.Vieaux’sarticulationisfaultlessandmoreimportantly,itisendlesslyvaried.Andhehasatremendousdynamicrange.Justtohearhimplaysomethingsimple,likeascale,isadelight.”–TheBuffaloNews“Vieaux'stalentissohuge,andhasbeenapparentforsolong...HeisstillthemostaccomplishedguitaristIhaveheardwithmyownears,andthat'salistthatstartswithSegovia.”–AbsoluteSoundMediumBiography(506Words)Grammy-winnerJasonVieaux,“amongtheeliteoftoday'sclassicalguitarists”(Gramophone),istheguitaristthatgoesbeyondtheclassical.NPRdescribesVieauxas,“perhapsthemostpreciseandsoulfulclassicalguitaristofhisgeneration.”Hismostrecentsoloalbum,Play,wonthe2015GrammyAwardforBestClassicalInstrumentalSolo.InJune2014,NPRnamed“Zapateado”fromthealbumasoneofits“50FavoriteSongsof2014(SoFar).”Vieauxhasearnedareputationforputtinghisexpressivenessandvirtuosityattheserviceofaremarkablywiderangeofmusic,andhisscheduleofperforming,teaching,andrecordingcommitmentsisdistinguishedthroughouttheU.S.andabroad.HissolorecitalshavebeenafeatureateverymajorguitarseriesinNorthAmericaandatmanyoftheimportantinternationalfestivals.RecentandfuturehighlightsincludeperformancesattheCaramoorFestival,PhiladelphiaChamberMusicSociety,NewYork's92Y,RaviniaFestival,ChamberMusicSocietyofLincolnCenter,BardMusicFestival,Music@Menlo,StringsMusicFestival,GrandTeton,andmanyothers.Afirst-ratechambermusicianandprogrammer,hefrequentlycollaborateswithartistssuchastheEscherQuartet,harpistYolandaKondonassis,andaccordion/bandoneónvirtuosoJulienLabro.Vieaux’spassionfornewmusichasfosteredpremieresofworksbyDanVisconti,VivianFung,KeithFitch,KinanAbou-Afach,DavidLudwig,JerodTate,EricSessler,JoséLuisMerlinandGarySchocker.Hehasperformedasconcertosoloistwithnearly100orchestras,includingCleveland,California,Houston,Toronto,SanDiego,FortWorth,andBuffalo.Vieauxcontinuestobringimportantrepertoirealiveintherecordingstudioaswell.HislatestalbumTogether,withharpistYolandaKondonassis,wasreleasedinJanuary2015.Hispreviouselevenalbums

includearecordingofAstorPiazzolla’smusicwithJulienLabroandAFarCryChamberOrchestra,Bach:WorksforLute,Vol.1,ImagesofMetheny,andSevilla:TheMusicofIsaacAlbeniz.VieauxwasthefirstclassicalmusiciantobefeaturedonNPR’spopular“TinyDesk”series.VieauxrecentlyrecordedGinastera’sSonataforGuitarforaGinasteraCentennialalbumproducedbyKondonassis,whichwillbereleasedinfall2016onOberlinMusic.HisalbumwithbandoneonistJulienLabrowillalsobereleasedinfall2016onAzica.In2012,theJasonVieauxSchoolofClassicalGuitarwaslaunchedwithArtistWorksInc.,anunprecedentedtechnologicalinterfacethatprovidesone-on-oneonlinestudywithVieauxforguitarstudentsaroundtheworld.In2011,heco-foundedtheguitardepartmentatTheCurtisInstituteofMusic,andin2015wasinvitedtoinauguratetheguitarprogramattheEasternMusicFestival.VieauxhastaughtattheClevelandInstituteofMusicsince1997,headingtheguitardepartmentsince2001.VieauxisaffiliatedwithPhiladelphia’sAstralArtists.In1992hewasawardedtheprestigiousGFAInternationalGuitarCompetitionFirstPrize,theevent’syoungestwinnerever.HeisalsohonoredwithaNaumburgFoundationtopprize,aClevelandInstituteofMusicAlumniAchievementAward,andaSalondiVirtuosiCareerGrant.JasonVieauxisrepresentedbyJonathanWentworthAssociates,Ltdandplaysa2013GernotWagnerguitar.Formoreinformation,visitwww.jasonvieaux.com.ShortBiography(293Words)Grammy-winnerJasonVieaux,“perhapsthemostpreciseandsoulfulclassicalguitaristofhisgeneration”(NPR),istheguitaristthatgoesbeyondtheclassical.Hislatestsoloalbum,Play,wonthe2015GrammyforBestClassicalInstrumentalSolo.Vieauxhasearnedareputationforputtinghisexpressivenessandvirtuosityattheserviceofaremarkablywiderangeofmusic.RecentandfuturehighlightsincludeperformancesattheCaramoorFestival,PhiladelphiaChamberMusicSociety,RaviniaFestival,NewYork's92Y,ChamberMusicSocietyofLincolnCenter,BardMusicFestival,Music@Menlo,StringsMusicFestival,andmanyothers.Hehasperformedassoloistwithnearly100orchestrasandhispassionfornewmusichasfosteredpremieresbyDanVisconti,VivianFung,JoséLuisMerlin,andmore.Vieauxcontinuestobringimportantrepertoirealiveintherecordingstudioaswell,andhasreleasedthirteenalbums,mostrecentlyTogetherwithharpistYolandaKondonassis.VieauxrecentlyrecordedGinastera’sSonataforGuitarforaGinasteraCentennialalbumwhichwillbereleasedinfall2016onOberlinMusic.HisalbumwithbandoneonistJulienLabrowillbereleasedinfall2016onAzica.In2012,theJasonVieauxSchoolofClassicalGuitarwaslaunchedwithArtistWorksInc.,anunprecedentedtechnologicalinterfacethatprovidesone-on-oneonlinestudywithVieauxforguitarstudentsaroundtheworld.In2011,heco-foundedtheguitardepartmentatTheCurtisInstituteofMusic,andin2015wasinvitedtoinauguratetheguitarprogramattheEasternMusicFestival.VieauxhastaughtattheCleveland

InstituteofMusicsince1997,headingtheguitardepartmentsince2001.In1992hewastheyoungesteverwinneroftheGFAInternationalGuitarCompetition.VieauxwasthefirstclassicalmusiciantobefeaturedonNPR’s“TinyDesk”series.Formoreinformation,visitwww.jasonvieaux.com.