Kenneth Jean
Conductor Kenneth Jean might be called a true cosmopolitan, both in his background and his musical career. Born in New York City and raised in Hong Kong, where he began his music studies, he resettled in San Francisco at 15 and later moved back to New York for studies at Juilliard. Jean has held conducting positions in both the U.S. and Hong Kong and, not surprisingly, possesses a highly eclectic repertory, inclusive not only of standards by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and other well-known composers, but of works by Chinese contemporary figures like Gang Chen, Zhan-hao He, Hu-guang Xin, and other such unfamiliar composers. He has held conducting posts with a varied array of orchestras, as well, from front-rank ensembles like the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, to second-tier groups like the Florida Philharmonic, to far-off ensembles (though not to him) like the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Jean has appeared on countless recordings over the years, mostly for Naxos and its sister label Marco Polo.
Kenneth Jean was born in New York City on October 25, 1952. Brought up and educated in Hong Kong, he returned to the U.S. in 1967 and enrolled at San Francisco State University, where he studied violin. Four years later he enrolled at Juilliard for studies in conducting. Among his teachers there was Jean Morel. Jean debuted at Carnegie Hall at age 20, leading a performance by the Youth Symphony Orchestra of New York, an ensemble he was then appointed to serve as music director. Following graduation he served for two years as conducting assistant with the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1979 he accepted a post with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as resident conductor, serving until 1985. Jean was also active in Hong Kong during the latter years of his Detroit tenure: from 1984-1993 he was the Hong Kong Philharmonic's principal guest conductor. 1986 was a watershed year for Jean: he was appointed music director of the Fort Lauderdale-based Florida Philharmonic Orchestra (departing in 1992), and also appointed associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, remaining until 1993. From 1997 to 2002 Jean served as music director of the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra. Jean has remained active in the U.S. and abroad since his Tulsa post. Among his more acclaimed recordings is Viva España!, a Naxos CD collection of Spanish orchestral works by Albeniz and de Falla, performed by the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor - Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
Takako Nishizaki, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 15 déc. 1988
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Russian Fireworks
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hayman, Kenneth Jean, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Michael Halasz
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 15 mars 1990
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Hong Kong TV & Movie Classics
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Takako Nishizaki, Varujan Kojian, Henry Shek, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 4 mars 2016
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CHEN / HE: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The) / CHU: The Yellow River Piano Concerto
Takako Nishizaki, Chengzong Yin, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean, Adrian Leaper
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 22 mai 1991
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CHEN / HE: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The)
Takako Nishizaki, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 26 oct. 1992
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Colourful Clouds
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 1 mars 2015
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MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 / BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D Major
Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 10 juil. 1995
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Du Mingxin: Violin Concerto, The Goddess of River Luo & Autumn Thoughts
Takako Nishizaki, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 1 mars 2015
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto - Romances Nos. 1 & 2
Takako Nishizaki, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Musique concertante - Paru chez Naxos le 15 juin 1989
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Under the Silver Moon
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 1 mars 2015
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Chinese Evergreens
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Asie - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 4 mars 2016
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BERLIOZ: Overtures
Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 24 oct. 2016
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Camille Saint-Saëns : Carnaval des animaux
Johnny Morris, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd, Kenneth Jean
Diction - Paru chez Naxos le 1 nov. 1998
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Ravel: Bolero / Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No. 1 / Ma Mere L'Oye
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 9 janv. 2017
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 janv. 1982
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Famous French Overtures
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Richard Hayman, Ali Rahbari, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 janv. 1997
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RHAPSODY
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean, Zdenek Kosler, Matyas Antal
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 28 mai 1990
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Viva Espana: The Music of Spain
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 17 janv. 2017
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Mingxin Du: Symphony "Great Wall"
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 26 sept. 1995
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Suites Esclarmonde et Cendrillon
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 12 juil. 2002
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Mingxin Du: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto "Spirit of Spring"
Takako Nishizaki, Jenő Jandó, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar, Kenneth Jean, Zuohuang Chen
Classique - Paru chez Marco-Polo le 1 juil. 1995
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