Two time GRAMMY Award nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour is recognized as one of the outstanding musicians of his generation. A highly diversied career brings him to the worlds most important festivals and concert halls as recital and concerto soloist, and partner to several of todays nest artists. Born in Chicago, Jory Vinikour studied in Paris with Huguette Dreyfus and Kenneth Gilbert on a Fulbright scholarship. First Prizes in the International Harpsichord Competitions of Warsaw (1993) and the Prague Spring Festival (1994) brought him to the publics attention, and he has since appeared in festivals and concert series throughout much of the world. In 2019, Jory made his debut at the Ravinia Festival, playing Bachs Goldberg Variations. At the Aspen Festival, he conducted Bachs six Brandenburg Concertos. Increasingly active as a conductor, Jory has recently appeared with the St. Louis Symphony, and will conduct four performances of Handels Messiah for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in late 2019. Jory made his solo debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in March, 2018, performing Francis Poulencs Concert Champêtre under the direction of Stéphane Denève and will perform this work with the Wiener Akademie, under Martin Haselböcks direction, at Viennas Musikverein in May.