Director, Vocal Piano & Interpretation
Warren Jones continues to lead a varied and balanced musical life as a pianist, conductor, and teacher. He frequently performs with many of today's most acclaimed artists, including Stephanie Blythe, Denyce Graves, Samuel Ramey, Ruth Ann Swenson, Salvatore Licitra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Bo Skovhus, Frederica von Stade, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Richard Yongjae O'Neill, and Joseph Alessi. He has been a guest artist with the Juilliard, Borromeo, and Brentano string quartets, and is principal pianist with Camerata Pacifica. In 2007 Mr. Jones made his debut with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, with which he later toured throughout the United States. 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 26 recordings for all the major labels include Grammy-nominated CDs with Samuel Ramey and Håkan Hagegård, cover repertory staples such as Schubert, Brahms, and Ives, and rarities from Stenhammar, Clarke, and Grechaninov.
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.
A faculty member at Manhattan School of Music, where he teaches a graduate program in collaborative piano, Mr. Jones 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.