Rising star of the cello Jonathan Swensen is the Joint 1st Prize Winner of the Naumburg International Cello Competition 2024, recipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant and was recently featured as both Musical America’s ‘New Artist of the Month’ and ‘One to Watch’ in Gramophone Magazine. Jonathan first fell in love with the cello upon hearing the Elgar Concerto at the age of six, and ultimately made his concerto debut performing that very piece with Portugal’s Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música.
Jonathan wins joint 1st prize in the prestigious Naumburg International Cellocompetition
The partnership of piano plus one—in this program, violin, cello, and flute—provides a unique opportunity for the listener to witness personal collaborations between pairs of artists. And each piece is distinctive: a two-movement sonata by Mozart, Grieg’s only cello sonata, the original version of Prokofiev’s D-minor flute sonata, and Fauré’s first violin sonata, about which Saint-Saëns wrote, “with this work, Monsieur Fauré takes his place among the masters.”
Jonathan will be playing with Evren Ozel, Danbi Um, Richard Lin, Matthew Lipman and Adam Walker for this engagement.
The trio of three internationally sought-after soloists, immediately attracted attention in the United States with their stunning performances. All three are award-winning artists who perform as soloists with the world’s most prestigious orchestras. They are also passionate chamber musicians. In Helsinki, their programme of three centenary works will create a magnificent kaleidoscope of Europe’s musical revolution.
Dmitri Shostakovich: Trio Nr 1, Op. 8
Leoš Janáček: Pohádka for cello and piano
Béla Bartók: Violin Sonata Nr 2
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César Franck: Trio Op. 1/1 F sharp minor