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Scott St. John
Born4 December 1969 (1969-12-04) (age 54)
London, Ontario, Canada
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Violin
Years active1985–present
Websitescottstjohn.com

Scott St. John (born 4 December 1969inLondon, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian violinist and violist. A recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, he was a member of the St. Lawrence String Quartet[1] and on the faculty of Stanford University, where he taught violin and chamber music.

Biography

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St. John was born into a musical family. While his father taught French and Spanish and coached basketball at a high school in nearby Arva, his mother is a music teacher and his younger sister Lara is a violinist.

St. John began violin studies with Richard Lawrence in his home town at age three. Later on, he attended the Curtis Institute of MusicinPhiladelphia where he studied with David Cerone, Arnold Steinhardt and Felix Galimir.

St. John has won several national and international competitions. In 1985, he was the winner of the CBC Radio National Competition for Young Performers, and both the Third Prize and Audience Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition.[2] In 1987, he won the Alexander Schneider Violin-Viola Competition in New York and in 1990, the Young Concert Artists international auditions.

St. John joined the St. Lawrence String Quartet in September, 2006 and was a member until 2013.[3] As a member of the quartet, he was on the faculty of Stanford University where he taught violin and chamber music. From 2018 until 2021, he was the Director of Chamber Music at the Colburn SchoolinLos Angeles.

References

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  1. ^ "SLSQ NAMES MARK FEWER NEW 2ND VIOLINIST!!". St. Lawrence String Quartet. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  • ^ "Prizewinners since 1983". menuhincompetition.org. 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  • ^ "SLSQ.COM - Scott St. John to join the St. Lawrence String Quartet". Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-08-16. Press Release: Scott St. John to join the St. Lawrence String Quartet
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