Jonathan Crow

Jonathan Crow is concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of McGill University, he studied with Yehonatan Berick. In 1997, after performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra under Yehudi Menuhin, he was invited back the following year. He has also appeared as a soloist with most of Canada’s major orchestras.

A passionate chamber musician, he has participated in festivals on both sides of the Atlantic and has collaborated with the Guarneri, Emerson, Vermeer, and Tokyo Quartets. He recently became the new violinist of the Canadian trio Triskelion. With his affinity for contemporary music, he has premiered works by Ernest MacMillan, Healey Willan, Eldon Rathburn, and Barrie Cabena, and his repertoire includes concertos by Ligeti, Schnittke, and Bernstein. His performances are frequently broadcast on radio in North America and Europe.