Janice Martin
Publications around the world, notably The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Strad, have celebrated violinist Janice Martin as "a witty, elegantly perceptive performer" whose playing is “brilliant”, “splendid”, and where “perfection was never in question.”
In 2024 she returned, after a decade-long absence, to the world of online music streaming for the 100th birthday of "Rhapsody in Blue," taking to the piano in honor of George Gershwin. Now comes the release of her treasure trove of Stradivari classical recordings with pianist Rachel Franklin and Carnegie Hall studio manager Leszek Wojcik.
Janice Martin, violinist, is a 70-minute affair featuring Brahms' "Regensonate" (Rain Sonata), a dazzling Corigliano Sonata hailed "the best yet" by one reviewer, and the unrivalled natural beauty of Clara Schumann's "Romance in D-Flat."
Janice is a graduate of Indiana University and Juilliard music schools, and a former Stradivari Society recipient (the 1708 "Sir Bagshawe" violin), who achieves virtuosity as a violinist, pianist, vocalist and, most uniquely, as an Aerial Acrobatic Violinist.
Contact
Artist emailinfo@ariaskyproductions.com
Release agent / pressunion.wis@gmail.com
Booking agent emailrandy@chaplinentertainment.com
Quotes
"Great elegance and sensitivity ... plus virtuoso technique. [Janice Martin, violinist] is imaginatively chosen, technically awesome and beautifully played with pianist Rachel Franklin." – Joseph McLellan, The Washington Post
"This is playing of incisive drive, style and lyricism, crystal clear with dead-center intonation. " – James Roos, Miami Herald
"... a witty, elegantly perceptive performer in both the Romantic and 20th-century traditions." – Laurinel Owen, The Strad
"... an intensely tangy, high-powered performance of the Violin Sonata that John Corigliano Jr. wrote for his father, Leonard Bernstein's concertmaster at the New York Philharmonic ... Martin's supercharged performance of this youthful, masterfully written work is the best yet." – James Roos, Miami Herald
"... energetic tonal command of all the instrument's registers (1685 Marquis d'Auria Stradivari). Recommended." – Robert Maxham, Fan Fare Magazine