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Jonathan Carney is an American violinist and conductor. He is the concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra has announced his intention to retire at the end of its 2026-2027 season. Mr. Carney is the longest serving Concertmaster in the history of the orchestra and in recognition of his outstanding service to the orchestra, he will be named the BSO’s first Concertmaster Laureate in its 109 year history in 2027.

Career

Carney grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey and graduated from Tenafly High School. He studied at the Juilliard School with Christine Dethier and Ivan Galamian.

He moved to London on a Leverhulme Fellowship Award to study at the Royal College of Music with Trevor Williams.

In 1991 he became leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and appeared as soloist with them in the UK and beyond. In 1994 he was appointed Concertmaster of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, having been joint leader on its American tour; he recorded the Nielsen concerto with them in 1997 (on a Domenico Montagnana instrument). As a member of the Michael Nyman Band he played on the soundtrack of several Peter Greenaway films.

Carney is the concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra has announced his intention to retire at the end of its 2026-2027 season. In 2018, Katherine Needleman, principal oboist of the Baltimore Symphony, filed a sexual harassment complaint against the orchestra with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), accusing Carney of harassment and retaliation. The orchestra hired an independent investigator, and the investigation concluded there was no hostile work environment so Carney was not disciplined. Carney was later suspended after additional allegations of “inappropriate behavior” toward a musician with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony were reported.

Needleman closed out her EEOC complaint in 2023, saying it had been several years since she heard anything from the agency, and filed a Freedom of Information Act to obtain all the documentation from her filing. Carney remains with the orchestra.

References

1. "BSO Concertmaster, Jonathan Carney, joins the faculty of Baltimore School for the Arts, will teach exceptional violin students in BSA’s music program beginning in the 2015-16 school year.", Baltimore School of the Arts, press released dated November 14, 2014. Accessed October 9, 2018. "He grew up in Tenafly, NJ in a family of six musicians, all of whom attended Juilliard."
2. Rohan, Virginia. "Stars who went to Tenafly High School come home to raise money for their alma mater", The Record (Bergen County), June 5, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 9, 2014. Accessed October 9, 2018.
3. ^ Biographical note in leaflet accompanying Naxos CD 8.554189 (2000)
4. "Jonathan Carney: A concertmaster steps forward". Washington Examiner. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
5. Siegel, Steve. "Classical: Pennsylvania Sinfonia guest conductor Jonathan Carney also will solo on violin". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
6. "First Violin". Retrieved 2018-08-11.
7. Giuliano, Mike. "It's just Carney, Sharkey and the music for Sundays at Three". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
8. Quarter Note: the magazine of the Bournemouth Orchestras. No.20 Autumn 1994, p4.
9. "Bio". Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
10. Ritzel, Rebecca. "Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s longtime concertmaster to retire" The Baltimore Banner, January 22, 2025.
11. "Baltimore Symphony musician makes harassment complaint against concertmaster". The Strad.
12. Midgette, Anne; McGlone, Peggy. "BSO musician files EEOC complaint against the orchestra". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
13. Ritzel, Rebecca (20 November 2024). "BSO's top oboist leads the charge in classical music's #MeToo fight". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
14. ^ McCauley, Mary Carole (5 November 2019). "One year after a BSO oboist alleged sexual harassment by the concertmaster, case remains unresolved". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
15. "Concertmaster suspended after peace order filed against him". Seattle Times. November 9, 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

External links

• Jonathan Carney at IMDb

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