Jimmy Drancsak – Past Concerts

Jimmy Drancsak is a violinist and violist living in the New York City area. A Masters student at The Juilliard School, Jimmy also holds a degree in both Violin Performance and Music Education from the SUNY Fredonia School of Music. He has performed internationally with Juilliard415, and performs in North America with In Nomine Ensemble, the Arrow Quartet, La forza delle stelle, Seven Hills Baroque Ensemble, Kollective366, and was recently a participant of the Baroque and Classical Academy of the Carmel Bach Festival in Carmel, California. Over the past year, he has also enjoyed sharing the stage with performers such as Rachel Podger, William Christie, Masaaki Suzuki, Paul Agnew, and Lionel Meunier. A native of Skaneateles, New York, Jimmy grew up in the North American fiddle tradition and has years of experience playing folk music with a particular interest in Celtic, Bluegrass, and East European fiddling, all centered around various forms of musical improvisation.