Henry Allison - ViolinAmerican violinist Henry Allison has performed concerts across the United States, South America, and Europe. Henry co-founded and acts as an Artistic Director of Issara, and regularly appears on their recital programs as a Roster Member.
As an orchestral player, Henry held the position of Associate Concertmaster of both the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Terra Haute Symphony, and has acted as guest Associate Concertmaster for the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, as well as Concertmaster for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic on numerous occasions. He joined the Civic Orchestra of Chicago as a Regular Member for their centennial season. As a chamber musician, Henry has given concerts at the Cleveland Museum of Art, in Brunswick Maine, and in numerous benefit concerts across the Bay Area of California. He and his colleague's string quartet occupied a position in the Pacifica Quartet’s seminar class at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, receiving regular coaching and performance opportunities from the Pacifica Quartet. As a soloist, Henry has made numerous public appearances across the United States and Europe giving recitals. He enjoys success in competitions including winning first prize at the Menomonee Falls Young Artist's Competition and earning a Command Performance at the CMEA Competition in California. Henry was featured by Homestead Highschool's music program by giving a performance of Jean Sibelius' violin concerto accompanied by their orchestra. He participated in a benefit concert titled "Dia-beats" in Los Altos CA, playing to raise money and awareness for children afflicted with diabetes. Originally from Los Altos California, Henry began playing violin at the age of 5. He earned a bachelors degree during his undergraduate studies with Professor Marilyn McDonald at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and holds a masters degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He attended the Aspen Summer Music Festival as a student of Robert Lipsett, the Bowdoin International Music Festival as a student of Ilya Kaler and Ayano Ninomiya, the Litomyšl Summer Masterclass as a student of Milan Vitek and Per Enoksson, and was accepted to a mastercourse in Estonia to play in masterclasses and lessons with Ivry Gitlis. A frequent participator of Masterclasses, Henry has enjoyed playing for Paul Kantor, Joel Smirnoff, Elena Urioste, Frank Almond, Blair Milton, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Gerardo Ribeiro, and Chris Thile of the Punch Brothers. Henry performs on an 1863 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin generously on loan to him from a private donor. |
Listen |