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Jason Henery began his musical education in Sydney, Australia at age five on the violin before taking up double bass studies with his father, Alex Henery, in 2010. Jason is currently studying at The Curtis Institute of Music under Hal Robinson and Edgar Meyer. He has served as principal double bass of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra for its 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons. He has performed extensively as a member of ensembles such as the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Philadelphia Orchestra and the Australian World Orchestra. As a soloist, Jason was featured alongside Sydney-based group Ensemble Nouveau, performing Giovanni Bottesini’s Concerto No. 2 in B minor in 2016. He won the Gary Karr Prize in the ISB’s 2021 solo competition. In 2022, Jason was announced as one of three finalists in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Young Performers Award and was awarded the Merenda Scholarship to study further in Italy. During the 2023 season, Jason will be performing a solo recital at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
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