Jonathan Ware - piano

Born in Texas, Jonathan Ware studied at the Eastman School of Music, The Juilliard School and at the Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’ Berlin, where he now teaches. He won the Pianist’s Prize at Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song and Das Lied Competitions, and in 2014 won 1st Prize with Ludwig Mittelhammer in the International Hugo Wolf Competition. Sought after as a song accompanist and chamber musician, highlights during 2015/16 included recitals in the Festival Dialogues at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Mojca Erdmann, the Munich Philharmonie and Kölner Philharmonie with Ludwig Mittelhammer, and at Wigmore Hall with Benjamin Appl, Ann Murray DBE, Michael Collins, Robin Tritschler and Ailish Tynan. He recorded for BBC Radio 3 with Peter Moore, was resident at the Verbier Festival Academy, and a mentor at the Heidelberger Frühling Festival Academy. Future engagements include recitals with Golda Schulz at the Heidelberger Frühling Festival, and with Elsa Dreisig at the Konzerthaus Berlin. He returns to Wigmore Hall Samling Opera and the Heidelberger Frühling Academy. "How Ware forms words into the keys in his piano preludes and (especially) postludes, how his fine sound positively creeps into the words, and how he, for instance, advances the strophic and musical dénouement in Goethe’s Ganymed: This is thrilling sorcery." Stuttgarter Nachrichten / Hugo Wolf Akademie with Ludwig Mittelhammer / October 2015 "Ware...stood out for his clear sense of dramatic purpose, unrivaled keyboard finesse, and ability to create a vivid drama." Musical America Worldwide / Das Lied with Rebecca Schmid / March 2013