The Two Jonathans

The next concert in West Wight Arts Association’s season will be given on Saturday November 11th in Freshwater Memorial Hall by Jonathan Leibovitz on clarinet and Jonathan Ware on piano, starting at 19.00.

In 2022 Jonathan Leibovitz was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) and Concert Artists Guild (New York) International Auditions held at Wigmore Hall.

He went on to receive the prestigious Arthur Waser Foundation and Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Award, 1st Prize at the prestigious Crusell Competition in Finland and a Special Prize at the Carl Nielsen Competition in Denmark. An avid chamber musician Jonathan founded the Avir Wind Quintet. He has given recitals across Israel; in Germany, Switzerland and Finland.

Born in Tel-Aviv in 1997, Jonathan’s musical education began with Eva Wasserman. In 2022 Jonathan completed his Masters at the Music Academy in Basel with François Benda, and is currently staying on in Basel to complete a 'Master soloist' degree.

Acclaimed for his exemplary and spirited playing, song accompanist and chamber musician Jonathan Ware is a regular guest in the world’s leading recital venues.

Awards include the Pianist’s Prize at both Das Lied and Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song competitions, as well as First Prize with Ludwig Mittelhammer in the International Hugo Wolf Competition.

Born in Texas, Jonathan now resides in Berlin where he teaches at Hochschule Hanns Eisler and Barenboim-Said Academy. He regularly attends Academia Vocalis and Samling Institute as a mentor.

They will play Three Romances for clarinet and piano by Clara Schumann, Weber’s Duo Concertante, the Sonata in E flat Op. 120 no 2 by Brahms and finish with Poulenc’s Clarinet Sonata.

Tickets at £16.00 (£2.00 students and children) are available from www.westwightarts.co.uk (booking fee applies) or Totland Parish Office on 756028.