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JONATHAN BERMAN Conducts the ORCHESTRE DE PICARDIE in Mozart, J.S. Bach, and Matton, in three concerts at Hirson, Compiègne, and Amiens
May 2019
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JONATHAN BERMAN
Debut with Orchestra simfonică şi Filarmonicii "George Enescu"​, Bucharest.

Richard Wagner
Preludiu și moartea Isoldei
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Suita Concertino pentru fagot și orchestră
Richard Wagner
Murmurul pădurii din Siegfried
Claude Debussy
Nocturne
 
​Jan/Feb 2019
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JONATHAN BERMAN
conducts the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong 

Webern -  Langsamer Satz
Mendelssohn - Concerto for Violin
(soloist Kirill Troussov)
Brahms -  Serenade No.2
Hong Kong City Hall, Sept 2018 More  here
JONATHAN BERMAN
Jonathan returns to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra  with a programme of Brahms, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky
June 2018
More  here, RTE here
JONATHAN BERMAN
Jonathan conducts the Southbank Sinfonia at the St John's Waterloo.
BERLIOZ Cléopâtre
SCHUMANN Symphony No.3 'Rhenish'
Justina Gringytė Mezzo Soprano
Jonathan Berman Conductor
15 March 2018, 18:00
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JONATHAN BERMAN Conducts the ORCHESTRA DI PADOVA E DEL VENETO in Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky at the AUDITORIUM POLLINI in Padova
April 2019
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JONATHAN BERMAN
… gave the composer’s intentions with absolute assurance and no little conviction, guided with evident precision by Jonathan Berman, a conductor demonstrably in the lineage of David Atherton and Oliver Knussen in terms not just of realising the score but interpreting it such that its essence was made readily perceptible to those listening. 
classicalsource.com
London Premiere of Tanz/Haus by James Dillon 
London Sinfonietta, QEH Southbank, London, Jan 2019 
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JONATHAN BERMAN
conducts the LONDON SINFIONIETTA in XENAKIS at London's Kings Place
 Oct 2018 
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JONATHAN BERMAN
conducts the NEW EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE in their
GUBAIDULINA FESTIVAL 
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ & 
Dag in de Branding Festival
 Oct 2018 More  here
JONATHAN BERMAN
Jonathan conducts the Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble in a programme celebrating Sir Harrison Birtwistle, RAM Composer in residence
May 2018
More  here, RAM here
JONATHAN BERMAN
Jonathan conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a programme of Ryan Wigglesworth, John Woorlich and Alexander Goehr - broadcast on BBCRadio 3 Hear & Now - Sat 17 Feb 2018 22:30
More  here,  Listen Online here
JONATHAN BERMAN Conducts the LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA at the ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL in Knussen, Mozart, Ives, and Stravinsky
April 2019
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JONATHAN BERMAN
conducts the LONDON SINFONIETTA in JAMES DILLON and OLIVER KNUSSEN tribute at the QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, SOUTHBANK, LONDON
inc.
Oliver Knussen Coursing
James Dillon Tanz/haus : triptych (London premiere)

Jan 2019 
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JONATHAN BERMAN
On BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Rimsky-Korsakov: 
Piano Concerto in C# minor, op. 30
Alexander Ghindin (piano)
​Listen here 

Pelle Gundmumsen-Homgreen:
Tricolore IV
Listen here

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JONATHAN BERMAN
THE JOURNEY - Schumann's Symphony Nr.3 'Rhenish' with  the Southbank Sinfonia at the new Bridge Theatre, London , April 2018
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JONATHAN BERMAN
Jonathan conducts the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra  in
Different Colors, a programme of Debussy, Mozart and Franz Schmidt's Symphony Nr.4
I Solisti Della Scala, soloists
03 March 2018 
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A Letter from America
Jonathan Berman & the Kempinski Young Artist Programme 
Read Jonathan's personal reflection here.
JONATHAN BERMAN
Conducts the ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC MANSON ENSEMBLE in a selection of Thorvaldsdottir works along with a premiere of a piece by Academy composer Geoffrey King at the DUKE'S HALL, RAM, as part of the ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR FESTIVAL, Feb 2019
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BĒTHOVENA ASTOTĀ SIMFONIJA UN STRAVINSKA DEJAS
Jonathan debuts with Sinfonietta Riga
Nov 2018
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JONATHAN BERMAN
Jonathan conducts the London Sinfonietta at the London EAR Festival.
Programme includes : 
Toru Takemitsu Quatrain II
Gabriele Cosmi Musica per cinque strumenti (world premiere)
Christopher Fox Caoineadh (world premiere)
Yûta Bandoh Bubbles I (2017) for 5 players (world premiere)
Franco Donatoni L’Ultima Sera
Hilary Summers soprano
London Sinfonietta
22 March 2018
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JONATHAN BERMAN debuts with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Stepping in at the short notice for an indisposed Ryan Wigglesworth, Jonathan Berman makes his debut with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on 31st Jan in a programme curated by Huw Watkins, BBC NOW Composer-in-Association.
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Alexander Goehr - Sinfonia
John Woolrich - Concerto for Oboe ( Nick Daniels, oboe)
Huw Watkins - Trio
Ryan Wigglesworth - ‘Clocks’ from A Winter's Tale
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Meet the Maestro
Jonathan was recently interviewed by Rhinegold Classical Music magazine, after his success in London and Amsterdam at performing with Ensemble Modern. In the article, Jonathan talks about how having mentors at the start of his career was hugely important and helped to increase his chances of sucess. The article is also available on Rhinegold's website, which you can find here.​
Events
Coming up in 2019 ...
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Jan - London Sinfonietta
Knussen - James Dillon
Feb - Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Festival
Feb  - Orchestra simfonică şi Filarmonicii "George Enescu"​, Bucharest
Wagner Prelude & Liebestod - Debussy Nocturnes​
Apr - London Philharmonic Orchestra 
Knussen - Mozart - Ives - Stravinsky
Apr - Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Shostakovich - Tchaikovsky
May - Orchestre de Picardie
Mozart - Bach - Matton - Mozart 

2018

Nov 09 - Sinfonietta Riga
Stravinsky - Martinssen - Beethoven

Nov 03 - London Sinfonietta 
Xenakis

Oct 04-06 - New European Ensemble
Gubaidulina Festival - Muziekgebouw & Dag in Branding Den Haag

Sep 28 - City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Webern - Mendelssohn - Brahms

July 12 - London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta Academy

Jun 28 - BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rimsky Korsakov - Rolf Wallin - Pelle Gundmumsen-Homgreen

Jun 22 - Aldeburgh Festival
Britten-Pears Young Artists Alumni
Harrison Birtwistle - Dallapiccola - Hans Abrahamsen
Lara Poe Mirror Rim (world premiere)
Joseph Howard Painkiller (world premiere)
Patrick Friel A Line Alive (world premiere)
Joel Järventausta Tumma (world premiere)
Patrick John Jones Betelgeuse Astral Funicular (world premiere)
Ryan Latimer Mills Mess
Angela Elizabeth Slater Soaring in Stasis (world premiere)

Jun 12 -  RTÈ National Symphony Orchestra | Dublin 
Saint Saens - Potter - Brahms - Tchaikovsky - Dvorak 

May 03 - Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Sir Harrison Birtwistle - a composer in residence portrait concert​

April - City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong | HK & Taiwan 
Vasks, Mendelssohn, Brahms

Mar 22 - London Sinfonietta | London EAR Festival
Donatoni, Takemitsu, Christopher Fox

Feb 28 - Mar 04 - Bilkent Symphony Orchestra | Ankara, Turkey
Debussy, Mozart, Schmidt

Apr 06 - Southbank Sinfonia | St Johns Waterloo
Schumann

Mar 22 - London Sinfonietta | London EAR Festival
Donatoni, Takemitsu, Christopher Fox

Mar 15 - Southbank Sinfonia | St Johns Waterloo

Feb 28 - Mar 04 - Bilkent Symphony Orchestra | Ankara, Turkey
Debussy, Mozart, Schmidt

Jan 31 - BBC National Orchestra of Wales
debut
​Goehr, Woolrich, Wigglesworth

Dec 6 - London Sinfonietta | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Stockhausen TRANS

Nov 17 - 28 - City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong | HK & Taiwan 
Lam Fung, Wolf-Ferrari, Milhaud, Piazzolla

Nov 16 - RTÈ National Symphony Orchestra | Dublin 
Leonard Bernstein, Elmer Bernstein, Morricone & others 

Nov 12 - London Mozart Players | Portsmouth Cathedral
Remembrance Day Concert 

Oct 30 - KNM Berlin | RadialSystem, Berlin
Dufourt, Petter Hagen, Aperghis

Aug-Sep - London Sinfonietta | Art on the Underground
John Woolrich 

July - Aldeburgh Festival
Composition Course - Ulysses Ensemble

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

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

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

April 27 - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group  
Composition Masterclasses

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

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

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

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

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

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                                                  

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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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