Jenny Bifano, Violin & Viola

Jenny Bifano studied violin with Claire Hodgkins, teaching assistant to Jascha Heifetz, and with Jacob Krachmalnick, professor of violin at the University of Michigan. She has played many national and international competitions and has had a distinguished career as a violinist, having played with the California Symphony, San Jose Symphony, Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra, Palm Springs Symphony, and Windsor Symphony (Canada). She has soloed with the Solano Symphony, Twice Festival in Detroit, and Composers' Forum and has toured several continents doing solo and chamber music recitals, including a tour of the US with the Western Opera Theatre.

Jenny currently performs with the Monterey Mozart Festival Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Opera, Ballet, Chamber Symphony. She is in great demand as a studio musician and performs regularly for various films, documentaries, television shows, and television and radio commercials. Jenny has performed with, or recorded for, many celebrities, including Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Burt Bachrach, Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart, Placido Domingo, Gladys Knight, Charlie Hayden, Santana, Henry Mancini, Dionne Warwick, Linda Ronstadt, Moody Blues, and John Williams. She also has served as concertmaster for Kenny G and played for President Ford.

With over 17 years of intensive professional experience, Jenny is sought after both as a violinist and a violist for performances at weddings, corporate events, and private parties. She currently resides in Carmel Valley.

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