Pamela Frank

Pamela Frank
Birth name Pamela Frank
Born June 20, 1967 (1967-06-20) (age 44)
New York, New York
Genres Classical
Occupations musician
Instruments Violin
Years active 1988–present

Pamela Frank (born June 20, 1967) is an American violinist, equally well known as a soloist and as a proponent of chamber music.[1]

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Biography

She was born in New York City, the daughter of two pianists, Claude Frank and Lilian Kallir. She studied under Shirley Givens using the Givens Method, unlike many of her contemporaries, who generally begin with the Suzuki Method as children. She began her performing career in 1985, when she appeared with Alexander Schneider and the New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. In 1999 Pamela Frank was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize, one of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists.

She is on the faculties of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

She is married to violinist Andy Simionescu.

Discography

On Argo:

On Arte Nova:

On Decca Records:

On Delos:

On Hänssler Classics:

On MusicMasters:

On Naxos Records:

On Sony Classical:

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