Warren Jones

Warren Jones frequently performs with many of today's most acclaimed artists, including Denyce Graves, Samuel Ramey, Ruth Ann Swenson, Stephanie Blythe, Salvatore Licitra, Bo Skovhus, Frederica von Stade, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. He has been a guest artist with the Juilliard, Borromeo, and Brentano string quartets, and is principal pianist with Camerata Pacifica. This season Mr. Jones made his debut with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has appeared in recital at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as the festivals of Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Caramoor. His international appearances include the Salzburg Festival, Milan's Teatro alla Scala, Paris' Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Opéra Bastille, Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the Cultural Centre in Hong Kong, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, and theaters throughout Scandinavia, Japan, and Korea. He was assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera for 10 years and at the San Francisco Opera for three seasons.

His many recordings include Grammy-nominated CDs with Samuel Ramey and Håkan Hagegård. His collaborations and chamber music performances have consistently earned high praise from critics. Mr. Jones' work as a teacher and performer was the focus of an interview with Eugenia Zukerman on CBS Sunday Morning.

Mr. Jones has been a judge for the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Awards, the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, the Artists' Association International Fine Arts Competition, the American Council for the Arts, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. Jones is on the faculty at Manhattan School of Music, where he teaches a graduate program in collaborative piano. He has been invited to the White House to perform at concerts honoring the president of Russia and the prime ministers of Italy and Canada, and has thrice appeared at the U.S. Supreme Court as a specially invited performer for the justices and their guests.

Mr. Jones has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 1993.