Jeanne Lamon
Critically acclaimed violinist and conductor Jeanne Lamon specialized in music of the Baroque and Classical periods on period instruments and was the longtime director of Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, leading the group to international renown. Lamon's engaging, vibrant personality came through on the stage, and she inspired audiences and colleagues throughout her career. She initiated an artist training program with Tafelmusik, offering two workshops a year. Following her time leading Tafelmusik, Lamon served as the artistic director of the Health Arts Society of Ontario.
Lamon was born in New York City on August 18, 1949. After taking up the violin at seven, she studied with Editha Braham and Gabriel Banat at the Westchester Conservatory of Music. For her bachelor's degree, Lamon attended Brandeis University, where her teacher was Robert Koff. After graduation, she moved to the Netherlands to study with Herman Krebbers and then took up the Baroque violin in the early 1970s when she began studies with Sigiswald Kuijken. Lamon returned to the U.S. a few years later and served as the concertmaster for several early music ensembles in the U.S. and Europe, including Il Complesso Barocco, Boston Baroque, and the Smithsonian Chamber Players in Washington. She also took up a position teaching early music at Smith College in Massachusetts. In 1974, Lamon became the first violinist to win the Cambridge Society for Early Music's Erwin Bodky Award for excellence in early music performance.
After successful guest appearances with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Lamon was invited to become the group's new music director in 1981. During her time leading Tafelmusik, the Canadian orchestra became an international success through its performances and recordings, now regarded among the top ensembles in its field. In 2002, Lamon instituted an artist training workshop with Tafelmusik, the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, to teach period-instrument techniques to professionals and players new to the instruments. The success of this workshop led to the development of a second workshop in 2013 that is held in the winter. Lamon remained Tafelmusik's music director until 2014 when she became the music director emerita. That year, she became the artistic director of the Health Arts Society of Ontario, which provides concerts for seniors in retirement and nursing homes. She left this position in 2019 when she moved to Victoria, British Colombia, with her partner, cellist Christina Mahler.
The bulk of Lamon's recording career was with Tafelmusik for such labels as CBC Records, Sony Classical, and Philips, among others. In 2012, the orchestra started an in-house Tafelmusik Media label. Her first album was a 1986 release featuring Leonardo Leo's cello concertos, with Anner Bylsma as the soloist. Together, Lamon and the orchestra won nine JUNO Awards, one of which, 2003's Dardanus and Le temple de la Gloire, also earned a Grammy nomination. Other highlights include recordings of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (another JUNO winner) with Lamon as the director and soloist. She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000 and a Member of the Order of Ontario in 2014. Jeanne Lamon died on June 20, 2021, in Victoria; she was 71 years old.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Concerti Virtuosi
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 17 Jan 2006
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Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 25 Sep 2007
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Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Avison: Salve Regina, Stabat Mater, Concerti per Archi
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 18 Sep 2003
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The Music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Linda Melsted, Genevieve Gilardeau, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Tafelmusik on 1 Jan 2003
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Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks & Concerti a due cori
Classical - Released by Sony Classical on 6 Jan 1998
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A Baroque Feast (Extended)
Classical - Released by Analekta on 9 Dec 2014
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A Baroque Feast
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 9 Apr 2002
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Baroque Delights
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 8 Dec 2003
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Corelli: Concerti Grossi, opus 6 - Baroque Esprit Series
Classical - Released by Deutsche Harmonia Mundi on 1 Jan 1989
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Bach: Coffee Cantata, Peasant Cantata
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 1 Jan 2000
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Dardanus - Le temple de la Gloire
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Tafelmusik on 2 Dec 2003
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Leo: Six Cello Concertos
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Anner Bylsma
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jan 1986
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Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41
Jeanne Lamon, Bruno Weil, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Classical - Released by Groupe Analekta, Inc. on 26 Sep 2006
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Beethoven : Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
Bruno Weil, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Classical - Released by Analekta on 15 Mar 2005
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Italian Oratorios: Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Caldara, Zelenka
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Matthew White, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Analekta on 24 Feb 2004
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Bach: The Complete Sonatas for Obbligato Harpsichord and a Melodic Instrument, Vol.1
Jay Bernfeld, Jeanne Lamon, Geneviève Soly
Classical - Released by Analekta on 3 Jan 2006
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Symphonies n° 7 & 8
Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bruno Weil
Symphonic Music - Released by Analekta on 14 Oct 2008
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House of Dreams
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Tafelmusik on 19 Nov 2013
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The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres (Tafelmusik - Jeanne Lamon)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon
Classical - Released by Tafelmusik on 27 Mar 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo