J Freivogel is the founding and current first violinist of the Jasper String Quartet, winner of the prestigious CMA Cleveland Quartet Award and the Professional Quartet in Residence at Temple University's Center for Gifted Young Musicians. An active chamber musician and teacher, J is also the Associate Director of Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas, co-Director of the St. Paul Chamber Music Institute, and a core member and co-Executive Director of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO).

 

J attended Oberlin College and Conservatory for Bachelor’s degrees in Violin Performance and Politics. He received his Master’s in String Quartet Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and an Artist’s Diploma at the Yale School of Music. J is married to cellist Rachel Henderson Freivogel and they live in Philadelphia, PA with their two children.