IU alumnus Jeremy Denk named MacArthur Fellow

IU alumnus and concert pianist Jeremy Denk has been named a 2013 MacArthur
Fellow.

Denk is one of 24 Fellows and will receive a $625,000 stipend over the next five years. Recipients of the stipend can spend it at their discretion.

Denk joins an eclectic group of MacArthur Fellows, including choreographer/dancer Kyle Abraham, research psychologist Angela Duckworth, medieval historian Robin Fleming and playwright Tarell McCraney.

Denk graduated from the Jacobs School of Music in 1993 with a master’s degree in
music. He served as a visiting assistant professor at the school in 1996 and an assistant professor from 1997 until 2003.

Throughout his career, Denk has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as orchestras in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.
He has also toured with fellow IU alumnus and violinist Joshua Bell.

In the future, Denk will perform in and curate the 2014 Ojai Music Festival, a classical and contemporary music festival held in Ojai, Calif.

 — Carolyn Crowcroft