# Jack Liebeck

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**Jack Liebeck** (born 4 August 1980) is a British–German[1] [violinist](/source/Violin). In 2010, he won a [Classical Brit](/source/Classic_Brit_Awards) in the young British classical performer category.[2] He was soloist on the score for the 2011 film *[Jane Eyre](/source/Jane_Eyre_(2011_film))*, directed by [Cary Joji Fukunaga](/source/Cary_Joji_Fukunaga) and also on the [Oscar](/source/Academy_Awards), [Golden Globe](/source/Golden_Globe_Awards) and [BAFTA](/source/British_Academy_Film_Awards) nominated soundtrack for *[Anna Karenina (2012)](/source/Anna_Karenina_(2012_film))*. Both scores were composed by [Dario Marianelli](/source/Dario_Marianelli). He records exclusively for [Hyperion Records](/source/Hyperion_Records).[3]

## Career

Liebeck was born in London.[4] Described as having a "beguiling silvery tone" (*[BBC Music Magazine](/source/BBC_Music_Magazine)*), Liebeck's playing embraces the worlds of chamber music by [Mozart](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) through to contemporary works like [Brett Dean](/source/Brett_Dean)'s 2008 [violin concerto](/source/Violin_concerto) *The Lost Art of Letter Writing*. Liebeck's fascination with all things scientific has included performing the world premiere of Dario Marianelli's *Voyager* violin concerto and collaborations with Professor [Brian Cox](/source/Brian_Cox_(physicist)); Liebeck programmes his own annual festival, Oxford May Music, around the themes of music, science and the arts. A professional photographer,[citation needed] he loves film and can be heard in the soundtracks of *[The Theory of Everything](/source/The_Theory_of_Everything_(2014_film))*, *Jane Eyre* and *Anna Karenina*. Liebeck is a dedicated educator holding a professorship at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) – tips include "sing your way to string perfection" (*[The Strad](/source/The_Strad)*). He is also a member of Trio Dali – "virtuosic brio... this is a group to watch" (*[The Australian](/source/The_Australian)*).

As soloist and chamber musician, Liebeck has performed with all the major British orchestras under conductors such as [Andrew Litton](/source/Andrew_Litton), [Leonard Slatkin](/source/Leonard_Slatkin), [Karl-Heinz Steffens](/source/Karl-Heinz_Steffens), Sir [Mark Elder](/source/Mark_Elder), and further afield with the [Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Royal_Stockholm_Philharmonic_Orchestra) (under [Sakari Oramo](/source/Sakari_Oramo)), [Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Swedish_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra) ([Daniel Harding](/source/Daniel_Harding)), [Oslo Philharmonic](/source/Oslo_Philharmonic) ([Jukka-Pekka Saraste](/source/Jukka-Pekka_Saraste)), [Belgian National Orchestra](/source/Belgian_National_Orchestra), Polish Radio Symphony,[clarification needed] [Queensland Symphony Orchestra](/source/Queensland_Symphony_Orchestra), [Moscow State Symphony Orchestra](/source/Moscow_State_Symphony_Orchestra), [St. Louis Symphony Orchestra](/source/St._Louis_Symphony_Orchestra) ([David Robertson](/source/David_Robertson_(conductor))), [Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra](/source/Indianapolis_Symphony_Orchestra) ([Douglas Boyd](/source/Douglas_Boyd)), and [Melbourne Symphony Orchestra](/source/Melbourne_Symphony_Orchestra) ([Jakub Hrůša](/source/Jakub_Hr%C5%AF%C5%A1a)) among many others.

Collaborators throughout his career include artists such as [Renaud Capuçon](/source/Renaud_Capu%C3%A7on) and [Gautier Capuçon](/source/Gautier_Capu%C3%A7on), [Angela Hewitt](/source/Angela_Hewitt), [Jean-Yves Thibaudet](/source/Jean-Yves_Thibaudet), [Piers Lane](/source/Piers_Lane), [Julius Drake](/source/Julius_Drake), [Bengt Forsberg](/source/Bengt_Forsberg), Michael Collins and Katya Apekisheva.

Liebeck released his debut album, *Works for Violin & Piano*, with Katya Apekisheva in 2002 on Quartz to critical acclaim (*[Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)* CD of the Week and nominated for a Classical Brit Award).[citation needed] His next two recordings were for [Sony Classics](/source/Sony_Classical_Records). *Dvorak* won Liebeck the 2010 [Classical Brit Award](/source/Classical_Brit_Award) – Young Artist of the Year and his [Brahms](/source/Johannes_Brahms) violin sonatas with pianist Katya Apekisheva was received with critical acclaim. "His tone is sweet and effortlessly expressive, his lyrical spans marked by many a tastefully judged portamento." (*The Strad*)

In 2014, Liebeck began his recording relationship with Hyperion Records with releases of *[Kreisler](/source/Fritz_Kreisler) Violin Music* with pianist Katya Apekisheva. His [Bruch](/source/Max_Bruch) concerto series with the [BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra](/source/BBC_Scottish_Symphony_Orchestra) and [Martyn Brabbins](/source/Martyn_Brabbins) has received wide critical acclaim: "delightful mix of charm and bucolic spirit through Liebeck's remarkable artistry and imagination" (*The Telegraph*); his last in the series, [Violin Concerto No. 2](/source/Violin_Concerto_No._2_(Bruch)), was released in early 2017.

Liebeck plays the 'Ex-[Wilhelmj](/source/August_Wilhelmj)' [J. B. Guadagnini](/source/Giovanni_Battista_Guadagnini) dated 1785 and is loaned a Joseph Henry bow by [Kathron Sturrock](/source/Kathron_Sturrock) in the memory of her deceased husband, Professor David Bennett.

In 2022, Liebeck became the new artistic director of the [Australian Festival of Chamber Music](/source/Australian_Festival_of_Chamber_Music).[5]

On 14 November 2022, it was announced by [Ashley Wass](/source/Ashley_Wass) that Liebeck would be the external assessor for the 2022–2023 [Yehudi Menuhin School](/source/Yehudi_Menuhin_School) internal student assessments.

## References

1. Paul Ballam-Cross (May 2022). ["Guilty Pleasures"](https://limelightmagazine.com.au/features/jack-liebeck-guilty-pleasures/). *[Limelight](/source/Limelight_(magazine))*. pp. 48–49.

1. ["Male choir beat Pope to Classical Brit Awards title"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10115620). [BBC](/source/BBC). 13 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

1. ["Jack Liebeck"](https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/find.asp?f=jack+liebeck). [Hyperion Records](/source/Hyperion_Records). Retrieved 27 July 2020.

1. ["Our People - Artistic Director"](https://www.afcm.com.au/our-people/). [Australian Festival of Chamber Music](/source/Australian_Festival_of_Chamber_Music). Retrieved 29 May 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.jackliebeck.com/)
- [Jack Liebeck](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4491835/) at IMDb
- ["Bruch: Violin Concerto No 2; Konzertstück, etc review – restrained treatment restores a gem"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/22/bruch-violin-concerto-no-2-konzertstuck-etc-review-restrained-treatment-restores-a-gem) by Andrew Clements, *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 23 December 2016

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