Gifted with stunning virtuosity, serene lyricism and unfaltering musicality, James Ehnes is a favourite guest of many of the world’s most respected conductors and celebrated orchestras. Among many others, has worked with the Boston, Chicago, London, NHK and Vienna symphony orchestras, the Los Angeles, New York, Munich and Czech philharmonic orchestras, and the Cleveland, Philadelphia, Philharmonia and DSO Berlin orchestras. In 2019–2020, Ehnes was Artist-in-Residence with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Alongside his concerto work, Ehnes maintains a busy recital schedule, performing regularly in the most famous international concert halls. In 2018, notably, he undertook a recital tour to the Far East, including performances in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur.

Ehnes began violin studies at the age of five and made his orchestra debut with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal at 13. He continued his studies at The Juilliard School, winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music upon graduating in 1997. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2010 was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. He was the recipient of the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award in the Instrumentalist category.

James Ehnes plays the “Marsick” Stradivarius of 1715.