Kenji Bunch

Kenji Bunch enjoys a multifaceted career as both a violist and a composer. The founding violist of the Flux Quartet (1997-2002), and the performing composer group Ne(x)tworks (2003-2011), Bunch now appears frequently in recitals, master classes, and as a regular guest at chamber music festivals and tours. He has also been widely recognized for the performance of his own groundbreaking works for viola, which were recently recorded on his debut CD “Unleashed!” on Bulging Disc Records.

Comfortable in many musical styles, Bunch has collaborated extensively with many prominent non-classical musicians, and performs regularly as a bluegrass fiddler. As a composer, his works have been performed on six continents by over forty orchestras, and have been broadcast and recorded worldwide on numerous labels, including Sony Classical, EMI, and RCA.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Kenji studied viola with Toby Appel and composition with Robert Beaser at the Juilliard School, and currently teaches viola at the Juilliard Pre-College.

Kenji first appeared in this festival in 2007 as violist and composer; with his Cookbook and String Circle, a quintet. For 2010 he composed a double concerto"Verso," for violin, viola, and strings on commission from Chintimini. Future collaboration is in the works.

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