Jennifer Stumm

AN IMPERFECT INSTRUMENT

In this viral TEDx talk (an editor's pick of all talks on ted.com,) Jennifer  calls the viola the "middle child of the string instruments." Through a mixture of talk and performance, she offers a compelling meditation on how the viola's acoustical flaws actually enable its unique capacity for deep expression.

This talk became the inspiration for a full-length concert program, premiered at the Philharmonie in Berlin in 2016.

Harold in Italy - Hector Berlioz / Franz Liszt

“Jennifer Stumm’s playing is remarkably refined, yet with a wide expressive range”
(Gramophone Magazine)

Sonatas, duetto, esercizi - alessandro rolla

“Stumm... is an immaculate player, with unimpeachable accuracy and clarity” (The Strad)