Jonathan Ware

Sought after as a song accompanist and chamber musician, over the last year Jonathan Ware has given recitals at Wigmore Hall (with Golda Schultz, Robin Tritschler and Brenda Rae), the Aldeburgh Festival and the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin. He collaborated with the Vogler Quartet and young trombonist Peter Moore in a tour sponsored by the European Concert Hall Organisation, as well as with oboist Olivier Stankiewicz in the U.S., appearing at the Morgan Library in New York to critical acclaim. He has also recorded with Ludwig Mittelhammer, Luca Pisaroni and Elsa Dreisig.

Engagements in the 2019–2020 season include a European tour with Elsa Dreisig and repeat engagements at Wigmore Hall in London, as well as important debuts at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall with Golda Schultz, Milan’s La Scala with Bejun Mehta, the Kennedy Center with Brenda Rae and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw with Robin Tritschler. He also returns to the Heidelberger Frühling Festival with Bejun Mehta and Ludwig Mittelhammer as well as the Verbier Festival. Ware teaches at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” and Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin, and is a regular guest for masterclasses at the Samling Foundation as well as a staff member at the Verbier Festival.

He studied at the Eastman School of Music, Juilliard School and Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler.” Awards include First Prize in the International Hugo Wolf Competition and the Pianist’s Prize at the Das Lied and Wigmore Hall international song competitions.

Photo: Frances Marshall

The artist's homepage:

https://www.jonathanware.org/