Violinist Janine Jansen Appointed Berlin Philharmonic’s Artist in Residence 

The Dutch soloist will start her residency as of the 2025/26 concert season

Violinist Janine Jansen will begin her residency at the Berlin Philharmonic with performances of the Brahms Violin Concerto with Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko, and Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto with Sir Simon Rattle. 

Jansen’s projects this season have included a US tour with the London Symphony Orchestra with Sir Antonio Pappano, and European tours with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Klaus Mäkelä and Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie with Paavo Järvi.

She also continues her artistic partnership with Camerata Salzburg and is “Artist in Focus“ with the Musikverein Wien. Since November 2023, she has served as Professor of Violin Studies at the Kronberg Academy 

Additionally, Jansen is the founder and artistic director of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht as well as the co-artistic director of the Sion Festival.

An exclusive recording artist for Decca Classics, she currently plays the 1715 Shumsky-Rode Stradivarius, generously loaned by a European benefactor.

“I’m absolutely thrilled, there are so many wonderful projects,” Jansen said of her residency with the Berlin Phil. “Normally you perform with an orchestra once every two or three years, but when you see each other more often, something special happens. You establish a relationship — with the musicians and with the audience.

“Even if I already know the orchestra and many of its members, being Artist in Residence creates a deeper sense of trust,” she explained. “That’s also what I like about chamber music: you grow together and develop a common approach. Trusting each other not only results in a sense of security, but also allows you to take risks. This creates a musical tension that I really cherish. That is my goal.”