JONATHAN BERMAN | CONDUCTOR |
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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 More here
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. ~ Alexander Goehr - Sinfonia John Woolrich - Concerto for Oboe ( Nick Daniels, oboe) Huw Watkins - Trio Ryan Wigglesworth - ‘Clocks’ from A Winter's Tale ~ More here Biography
Jonathan Berman is an award-winning young English conductor who lives between Amsterdam and London, and already has an impressive repertory of operatic, orchestral, and contemporary music. He has an international reputation working in Germany, UK, US, Italy, the Netherlands and has been broadcast and appeared numerous times on radio and television.
Jonathan is much sought after in repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary. His recent and upcoming engagements include City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic, Basel Sinfonietta, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival, Britten Sinfonia, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. More here Gallery & Press KitFor Press Pictures and Press Pack click here
Reviews
Berman really knew how to get the most out of this fine orchestra who tend to be a bit shy when it comes to twentieth century and twenty-first century repertoire.
Baltic Musical Gems, Oct 2016 "The rising star of the British classical music...the charismatic British master of the baton" Kaunas Artists' House Lithuanian Arts News Website, Sept 2016 The chance to hear a Pelléas this good at venues right across the country is a rare one, and one that should be seized. TheArtsDesk, Oct 2015 Jonathan Berman conducted with energy, clarity and admirable phrasing………..Pelléas et Mélisande contains a great deal of ravishing music, and… is beautifully played and sung in this production BachTrack, Oct 2015 Jonathan Berman conducts with great care and elegance. It’s a brave, deeply affecting achievement. Guardian Oct 2015 For more reviews click here Feature
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. 
A Letter from America
Jonathan Berman & the Kempinski Young Artist Programme Read Jonathan's personal reflection here. Contact |
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News and Events
Nov - Sinfonietta Riga
Oct - New European Ensemble Jun - Aldeburgh Festival Jun 12 - RTÈ National Symphony Orchestra | Dublin April - City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong | HK & Taiwan Vasks, Mendelssohn, Brahms 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 For full list on News & Events click here Repertoire
Jonathan has performed an extensive range of music spanning over 300 years up to the present day, including many world premieres. He is equally at home in the symphonic as well as in the operatic world and has conducted over 30 operas in Italy, Netherlands, U.K. and the US. His exceptional musicianship and intellectual approach to the score come to shine especially in the Austro-Hungarian repertoire of the 19th century and the contemporary music, which he performed with international orchestras and ensembles such as London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern and London Sinfonietta.
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