Jourdan Urbach
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Jourdan Urbach (born on December 5, 1991) is an American entrepreneur and retired professional violinist/composer. He currently resides in New York City, USA.
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| Born | December 5, 1991 Long Island, New York |
| Alma mater | Juilliard Pre-College Yale University |
Early life and education
[edit]Jourdan Urbach was born on December 5, 1991 on Long Island in New York State.[1] Urbach began playing the violin in 1994 at the age of 2 weeks old and was playing professionally by the time he was 7.[1] He made his debut at Carnegie Hall when he was 6 years old.[2]
Urbach founded two non-profits that raise money to fight children's neurological diseases: Children Helping Children and Concerts for a Cure.[3] Children Helping Children is a charity organization that performs at places like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.[1] Concerts for a Cure had raised over $4.7[4] million dollars by the time Urbach started attending college. Urbach was also involved at an early age in Alzheimer's research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.[5]
Urbach studied at Juilliard School[6] and later enrolled as an undergraduate at Yale, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.[1] During this time, he wrote the score for the short film "Elah and the Moon,"[7] which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival.[7]
As an undergraduate, Urbach started the International Coalition of College Philanthropists (ICCP).[8] The ICCP is “a council of college-age philanthropic entrepreneurs dedicated to coordinating and maximizing the effectiveness of fundraising operations at college campuses across the world.”[8] Urbach wrote the score for the trailer of the 2012 Columbia Film Festival.[9] Shortly before graduation, he was awarded a National Jefferson Award.[10]
Later life
[edit]Urbach later moved back to New York as the National Director of the Jefferson Awards.[11] Urbach has also worked as a Goodwill Ambassador to the UN Arts for Peace Council.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Fischler, Marcelle (March 9, 2003). "At 11, a Violin Virtuoso and Author, Too". The New York Times.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (April 12, 2004). "Jourdan Urbach, 12, Violinist". People (People 30th Anniversary): 261.
- ^ Gonzalez, Susan (March 14, 2012). "Yale senior wins Jefferson Award for being a 'globechanger'". YaleNews. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Susan. "Q&A With Jourdan Urbach". The Juilliard Journal.
- ^ Kraust, Rochelle. "Jourdan Urbach: our youngest researcher". InsideMS (June–July 2007).
- ^ "Jourdan Urbach, 19, United States". ThreeDotDash - Global Teen Leaders.
- ^ a b "Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, World of Children Award present 'An Evening with Jourdan Urbach'". Rancho Santa Fe Review.
- ^ a b Ilnytzky, Ula. "Jefferson Awards 2012: Jourdan Urbach, Violin Prodigy, Among Recipients". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Festival Trailer". Columbia University Film Festival.
- ^ Gonzalez, Susan (March 14, 2012). "Yale senior wins Jefferson Award for being a 'globechanger'". news.yale.edu.
- ^ McKinnon, Lisa. "Young performers raise the bar for Ventura Music Festival". Venture Country Star.
- ^ Kavner, Lucas. "New Kind Of Prodigy: Jourdan Urbach, Violin Virtuoso, Raises Millions For Medicine, Dabbles In Film Scoring". HuffPost.