Hailed as a “real star” by The New York Times for her New York concerto debut, violinist Renée Jolles has enjoyed a varied career as a solo artist and chamber musician. She has premiered hundreds of works, including the American premiere of Schnittke’s Violin Concerto No. 2. Her concerto engagements have included orchestras such as Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Cape May Festival Orchestra, The Salisbury Symphony, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey. Ms. Jolles is a member of The Jolles Duo, The Roerich Quartet, continuum, New York Chamber Ensemble, and she performs frequently with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and has served as that ensemble’s concertmaster. She has performed at festivals such as Marlboro, Cape May, Bowdoin, Norfolk, Taos, Rockport (MA), Riverrun, and The Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East.
Ms. Jolles is on the faculty of The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division, the Mannes College of Music, Preparatory Division, and Sarah Lawrence College. Ms. Jolles received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Juilliard and, upon graduation, was presented with the school’s highest award, the William Schuman Prize. While at Juilliard, she held teaching fellowships in chamber music as an assistant to The Juilliard Quartet and in Ear-Training. Her teachers have included Lewis Kaplan, Felix Galimir, and members of the Juilliard, Tokyo, and American String Quartets.