Schedule

February 7th

Jonathan debuts with Randers Chamberorchestra playing the Ernst Toch Concerto alongside his brother Nicholas Swensen at the baton. In the second half Jonathan and Nicholas will play Mendelssohn Octet alongside members of the orchestra.

Toch Cello Concerto and Mendelssohn Octet

Randers, Danmark

February 25th

Trio Theros in Kristianstad

Program:

Joseph Haydn – Pianotrio nr. 39 i G-dur, Hob. XV:25
Franz Schubert – Pianotrio nr. 1 i B-dur, D. 898
Dmitri Sjostakovitj – Pianotrio nr. 2 i e-moll, op. 67

Trio Theros, Anna Agafia violin, Gustav Piekut piano, Jonathan Swensen cello

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February 26th

Trio Theros in Faaborg

Music by Haydn, Schubert and Shostakovich

March 5th

Jonathan plays the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by Morton Feldman with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Feldman Concerto for Cello with the DRSO

Copenhagen, Denmark

March 11th

Jonathan will play at the Music Chapelle Gala Concert with the Brussels Philharmonic, Christian Blex, Angela Chan and Frank Braley

Beethoven Triple Concerto

Brussels, Belgium

March 21st

Jonathan will have his debut with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Norman Huynh at the baton

Schumann Celloconcerto

Rising star of the cello, Jonathan Swensen, will take center stage with Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor, a work as enigmatic as it is expressive. Unlike traditional concertos, Schumann seamlessly weaves its three movements into a continuous flow, creating a dreamlike narrative. The opening unfolds with a transcendent, almost improvisatory quality, leading into a second movement of profound lyricism.

Schubert’s final completed symphony, the monumental Symphony No. 9 in C Major, aptly nicknamed “The Great,” stands as a testament to his admiration for Beethoven. Unusually expansive for its time, this symphony unfolds over an hour, brimming with rhythmic vitality and sweeping melodic lines. Midway through, Schubert pays homage to his predecessor, subtly echoing themes from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

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April 8th

Jonathan will play works by Bach, Dutilleux, Kodaly and Saariaho

Solo Concert in Roskilde

Roskilde, Denmark

April 17

Jonathan plays Elgar Concerto with the Copenhagen Philharmonic and Christoph Gedschold

Elgar Concerto with the Copenhagen Philharmonic

Copenhagen Phil
Chief Conductor / Christoph Gedschold
Soloist / Jonathan Swensen, cello

Matias Vestergård / Die Welt ohne Schwere (premiere of the orchestra version)
Elgar / Cellokoncert
Sibelius / Symfoni nr. 2

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