“An exciting young talent emerges. I would gladly buy a ticket to see Swensen on the strength of this appealing calling card."

– The Strad

Rising star of the cello Jonathan Swensen is the Joint 1st Prize Winner of the Naumburg International Cello Competition 2024, recipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant and was recently featured as both Musical America’s ‘New Artist of the Month’ and ‘One to Watch’ in Gramophone Magazine. Jonathan first fell in love with the cello upon hearing the Elgar Concerto at the age of six, and ultimately made his concerto debut performing that very piece with Portugal’s Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música.

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November 29, 2024

Jonathan Swensen wins joint 1st prize at Naumburg International Cello Competition in New York City

Jonathan wins joint 1st prize in the prestigious Naumburg International Cellocompetition

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February 20th

Mozart and Mendelssohn Quintets in Vero Beach

JONATHAN WILL BE PLAYING QUINTETS BY MOZART AND MENDELSSOHN WITH AARON BOYD, RICHARD LIN, DANBI UM AND PAUL NEUBAUER
Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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February 22th

Mozart and Mendelssohn Quintets

Jonathan will be playing quintets by Mozart and Mendelssohn with Aaron Boyd, Richard Lin, Danbi Um and Paul Neubauer
Madison, NJ, USA
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March 20th

Debut with Orchestre National de Bordeaux

Jonathan plays Dvorak "Silent Woods' and SAGA Cello Concerto by Joseph Swensen, with Joseph Swensen and Orchestra National de Bordeaux Aquitane
Bordeaux, France
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