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JONATHAN BERMAN | CONDUCTOR

News & Events

March 5 - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group  
Pierre Boulez,  Dérive 1; Elliott Carter Canon for 4 – Homage to William & Triple Duo; 
Helen Grime  Piano Concerto & A Cold Spring; Peter Maxwell Davies Unbroken Circle

March 15 - ​London Sinfonietta | Specialist Conference, Oxford University
Tristan Murail & Gerard Grisey

​March 25 - London Sinfonietta | Ligeti's Melodien
Kings Place, London

March 26 - London Sinfonietta  | Mica Levi's 'Under the Skin'
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

March 31 - Turku Philharmonic
Magnus Lindberg, Miklos Rosza & Schumann's Symphony Nr.2

April 4 - London Sinfonietta | Mica Levi's 'Under the Skin'
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London

April 27 - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group  
Composition Masterclasses

May/June - ​Aldeburgh Festival
Benjamin Britten's " A Midsummer Night's Dream"

June 22 - Southbank Sinfonia | Waterloo Festival
Anton Bruckner's Symphony Number 4 in E-Flat Major

July 7 - London Sinfonietta | Mica Levi's 'Under the Skin'
Malta 

July - Aldeburgh Festival
Composition Course

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​PAST EVENTS 

November 25th and 26th 2016 
Ensemble Modern - Goehr Premiere
Alexander Goehr          Manere 1, 2, 3 for Clarinet, Horn, Violin and
                                                 Percussion (World Premier)
Leos Janácek                   Concertino 
Oliver Knussen              Songs without Voices op. 26
Alexander Goehr          Verschwindendes Wort (UK and German Premier)

​October 21st 2016 
GAIDA Festival
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Vykintas Baltakas                       Commentum for Cello and Orchestra
                                                               (World Premiere)
Vytautas Germanavičius        New work for Saxophones and Orchestra
                                                               (World Premiere)
Liza Lim                                             Pearl, Ochre, Hair String 
Gyorgy Kurtag                              Double Concerto, op. 27 No. 2

August 26th  2016
Dartington International Summer Festival 
Jonathan will teach conducting Masterclasses and perform a fully stage Soldiers Tale by Stravinsky
 
August 4th  2016
BBC PROMS                      
BBC Symphony Orchestra
De Leeuw                           Die Nächlige Wanderer

June 30th 2016
Philharmonia Stravinsky Festival
Stravinsky                           Scenes de Ballet
Stravinsky                           Two Verlain Songs (soloist Paul Carey Jones)
Stravinsky                           Jeu de Cartes
 
June 24th  2016                        
Aldeburgh Festival
Matthews                                        Flourish with Fireflies                                               
Sculler                                                Games                                                                       
Satie (muldowney)                      Sports et Divertissements              
Jack Sheen                                       A Line, Curve or geometrical figue (World Premier)
Tom Rose                                          Coke Bins (Anniversary Theme) (World Premier)
Josephine Stephenson             Disquiet (World Premier)
Gareth Moorcraft                       Ludo (World Premier)
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Abrahamsen                                    Aarhus Rag                                                           
Schoenberg/Abrahamsen       Sechs Kleine Klavier Stucke                       
Abrahamsen                                    Liebeslied                                                                       
Freya Waley-Cohen                    Magpie (World Premier)
Michael Taplin                                Swirling Tides (World Premier)
Liam Mattison                                Episodes from Herman (World Premier)
Matthews                                         Two Tributes                                                                       
Schuller                                              Sandpoint Rag                                                           
October-November 2015
Debussy Pelleas et Melisande
English Touring Opera

Royal College of Music — 1st Oct 2015 - 7:30 pm
Royal College of Music — 3rd Oct 2015 - 7:30 pm
Buxton Opera House — 16th Oct 2015 - 7:30 pm
Malvern Theatres — 22nd Oct 2015 - 7:30 pm
Harrogate Theatre — 30th Oct 2015 - 7:30 pm
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge — 7th Nov 2015 - 7:30 pm
Theatre Royal Bath — 9th Nov 2015 - 7:30 pm
Snape Maltings Concert Hall — 13th Nov 2015 - 7:30 pm
Exeter Northcott Theatre — 20th Nov 2015
JUL 23 2015 THURSDAY, 8:00 PM
Festival of Contemporary Music
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra 

JONATHAN BERMAN TO CONDUCT GUNTHER SCHULLER PREMIERE AT TANGLEWOOD  

SCHULLER Magical Trumpets (world premiere; TMC commission)
MADERNA Serenata No. 2 for 11 Instruments-
CARTER A Sunbeam's Architecture *
PERLE Critical Moments 1
SCHULLER Concerto da Camera
WUORINEN Megalith (TMC commission)

Jonathan Berman, conductor (Schuller, Maderna, Wourinen)
Peter Serkin, piano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Thomas Rolfs, Benjamin Wright, Thomas Siders, Michael Martin, James Thompson, and Karen Bliznik, trumpets
The New Fromm Players

* Stefan Asbury, conductor (Carter)
more (Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood ...
April & May 2015 
Southbank Centre, London
CHANGING BRITAIN

JONATHAN BERMAN conducts the Southbank Sinfonia 
at the Southbank Centre
19 Apr - 26 Apr - 02 May

Jonathan Berman has curated and will direct the Southbank Sinfonia in 3 concerts for the Changing Britain festival at the Southbank Centre : 3 concerts reflecting the changing landscape of music and politics.

Changing Britain is a three weekend-long festival the Southbank Centre which will chart the social and political landscape of Britain since World War II. On each weekend Southbank Sinfonia will present a salon style concert combining music, politics and literature from the period.
Feb 2015
Wigmore Hall, London | CBSO Centre, Birmingham | BBC Radio 3 Love Broadcast

"... no frills, just a thought-provoking and beautifully curated programme played straight and to the highest imaginable standard" Birmingham Post, The SongBook, BCMG, Feb 2015

Debut tour with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group & Wigmore Hall Debut in The SongBook : This special Songbook programme is a rare opportunity to hear a hand-picked selection of 17 songs for soprano and small ensemble, commissioned over a ten year period from the late 1980s by composer/BCMG Artist-in-Association John Woolrich and soprano Mary Wiegold. In addition we celebrate the 75th Sound Investment premiere since the commissioning scheme launched in 1992.
P A S T   H I G H L I G H T S
September 2014
London Philharmonic 
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jonathan Berman assists Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra this autumn.
12 Oct 2014
12:00, Rotterdam Philharmonic
Debut with Rotterdam Philharmonic
Jonathan will conduct his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic this Autumn in their 
Muzikaal Verhaal’-series
30 Oct 2014
19.30 - St. Johns, Waterloo, London
Southbank Sinfonia
This year’s players conclude their remarkable journey in celebratory style, and are joined by friends from previous years of Southbank Sinfonia for a truly symphonic programme at this gala concert.
14 Aug 2014
17.45 - Royal College of Music, London
London Sinfonietta Academy: BBC Proms Plus Portrait
To mark his 80th birthday, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies introduces performances of his chamber works in conversation with Andrew McGregor. They will be performed by the ensemble of musicians who recently completed the London Sinfonietta Academy, in July 2014.
11 AUG 2014
18:00 - BBC Radio 3 In tune
BBC Radio 3 In Tune
Suzy Klein speaks with conductor Jonathan Berman about his upcoming pre-prom with the London Sinfonietta, and assisting Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra this autumn, 
LISTEN HERE NOW! 
21 May 2014
19:30 - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
London Sinfonietta: The Blue Touch Paper programme
Jonathan Berman conducts the London Sinfonietta in a night of new music made in collaboration with other art forms. 

The Blue Touch Paper programme provides composers and artists with support to develop ideas, and time with London Sinfonietta musicians to try them out. Tonight, three cross-art-form pieces are presented as work-in-progress – versions of what may become expanded works in future seasons.
21 Feb 2014
19:00 - Duke's Hall, RAM
Academy Manson Ensemble
Jonathan Berman makes his debut at the Academy with the Manson Ensemble in a programme dedicated to the works of Oliver Knussen.
Free pre-concert talk, 6.00pm: Head of Composition Philip Cashian talks to Oliver Knussen about his life and works.
Programme
Knussen: Fanfares for Tanglewood | Knussen: Ophelia Dances Bk. 1 |  Aleksandr Brusentsev: Breathing Room
Knussen: Requiem for Sue | Carter: ASKO concerto | Knussen: Coursing
Feb 2014
Miami, Florida, USA
New World Symphony Orchestra and Michael Tilson Thomas with Kempinski Young Artist Programme
Jonathan continues his Kempinski Fellowship in the US with 4 weeks in Miami with the New World Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas
Jan 2014
Cleveland, Ohio, & Miami, Florida, USA
Cleveland Orchestra with Kempinski Young Artist Programme
Jonathan spends an incredible four weeks with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst at their home in the Severance Hall, Cleveland and then at their residency in Miami
Jan 2014
Kempinski Young Artist Programme Fellowship
Jonathan Berman receives prestigious fellowship from the Kempinski Young Artist Programme
Jonathan is delighted and honoured to become a fellow of the Kempinski Young Artist Programme.   The Kempinski Arts Programme works with arts organisations to increase cultural awareness, further international education in the arts and fulfill Kempinski’s commitment to refinement and culture. The programme differs from existing fellowships in that Kempinski provides the chosen candidates with a platform for their work and creativity, namely an international network stretching far beyond the boundaries of their native countries. The selection of candidates is made with the direct participation of arts professionals and mentors. Their input and involvement in the programme as joint supporters is invaluable in maintaining the highest standards and an objective selection.
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June-July 2013
Sulmona, Italy
Jonathan conducts Mozart's Clemenza di Tito for COSI, Italy
Jonathan makes his debut with the Canadian period instrument orchestra, Arcadia, in a production of Mozart's Clemenza di Tito for the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (COSI)
June 2013
LoganArts Management new artist : conductor JONATHAN BERMAN
LoganArts is delighted to announce the worlwide representation of the young rising star conductor Jonathan Berman.   

“[Jonathan] is a most gifted young conductor and an excellent musician, also a person of exceptionally thoughtful character … He is, simply, an exceptional person, highly talented, quietly passionate in his desire to do the best for music in any way he can.” 
Oliver Knussen
“One of the most striking elements has been his open and warm way of communicating … In his hands the music gets a good chance to develop expressively and his accurate conducting, in combination with the joy this young man shows, is a guarantee of the best possible performance.” 
Jac van Steen
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