Jonathan is a pianist and accompanist working in London and the East Midlands. Working as a staff pianist at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he also holds a Masters degree in Piano Accompaniment, he directs The American Songbook Company module.
Jonathan is a co-founder of the annual music festival, Leicester MusicFest. Aimed at encouraging youth music-making, the festival runs competitions, concerts, workshops and masterclasses, with an emphasis on accessibility and high-quality music. He is also a Junior Fellow at Aberystwyth MusicFest, working as an accompanist for the classical singing and vocal pedagogy courses alongside Dr Ron Morris, Janice Chapman and Veronica Veysey-Campbell. Jonathan is a Britten-Pears Young Artist 2020. |
Recent performance highlights include ‘Wigmore Hall Study Group: Big Ideas for a small stage’ covering arias from Bach’s Matthew Passion, and an improvised recital at the inaugural Hub for Artistic Research in Performance conference at the Royal Northern College of Music.
In September 2018, Jonathan accompanied fellow GSMD baritone Jonathan De Garis to Leipzig for a residential masterclass lead by the late renowned lieder singer Peter Schreier, subsequently performing a recital of lieder at the German Ambassador's residence.
Jonathan has been an official accompanist for several music festivals including the Huddersfield Grammar School Music and Drama Festival, and the Lincoln Music and Drama Festival. Jonathan has played for a variety of musicals and operettas, both in concert and rehearsal, including The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz, Bugsy Malone, We Will Rock You, Die Fledermaus and The Pirates of Penzance. As répétiteur, Jonathan has worked for several established musical societies and regularly accompanies the London Welsh Rugby Club Choir and Merton Music Foundations 'Young Voices'.
In September 2018, Jonathan accompanied fellow GSMD baritone Jonathan De Garis to Leipzig for a residential masterclass lead by the late renowned lieder singer Peter Schreier, subsequently performing a recital of lieder at the German Ambassador's residence.
Jonathan has been an official accompanist for several music festivals including the Huddersfield Grammar School Music and Drama Festival, and the Lincoln Music and Drama Festival. Jonathan has played for a variety of musicals and operettas, both in concert and rehearsal, including The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz, Bugsy Malone, We Will Rock You, Die Fledermaus and The Pirates of Penzance. As répétiteur, Jonathan has worked for several established musical societies and regularly accompanies the London Welsh Rugby Club Choir and Merton Music Foundations 'Young Voices'.