Jonathan Cohen (conductor) explained

Jonathan Cohen
Birth Date:1977 11, df=yes
Occupation:Conductor of
Years Active:2000–present

Jonathan Cohen (born 17 November 1977) is an English cellist and conductor.

Biography

After finishing his studies at Clare College, Cambridge, Cohen began his professional career by establishing himself as a cellist. He performed as guest principal with many of the UK's foremost orchestras and ensembles, both symphonic and period. With this experience he developed a speciality in the field of early music and an interest in period instruments. He was a founder member of the London Haydn Quartet in 2000 and continues to perform chamber music with friends and colleagues.

Cohen is Artistic Director and founder of the British early music ensemble Arcangelo, which he founded in 2010[1] as an outgrowth of his assembling an orchestra for a recording project with Iestyn Davies, whom he had known since university. With Arcangelo he has recorded a wide range of music, from Porpora and Handel to Gluck and Mozart, including albums for Hyperion Records with soloists Iestyn Davies MBE and Christopher Purves.

Cohen has been the Artistic Director of the Tetbury Music Festival since 2013.[2]

Cohen is Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Minnesota, US) and Associate Conductor of Les Arts Florissants.[3]

On 6 October 2016, the Quebec City-based period orchestra Les Violons du Roy named Cohen its next music director, effective with the 2017–2018 season.[4]

Cohen first guest-conducted the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) in February 2020.[5] He returned for additional guest appearances in April 2022 and October 2022.[6] In November 2022, H+H announced the appointment of Cohen as its next artistic director, effective with the 2023-2024 season, with an initial contract of five seasons.[7] [8]

Selected recordings

As an instrumentalist

Conducting Arcangelo

Violin Concertos with Arcangelo & Alina Ibragimova, violin (Hyperion Records, http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68068 CDA68068, 2015)

Cello Concertos with Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Arcangelo & Jonathan Cohen (conductor) (Hyperion Records, http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68112 CDA68112, 2016)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonathan Cohen . Askonas Holt . 15 November 2022 .
  2. Web site: 15 November 2022 . About . Tetbury Music Festival .
  3. Interview de Jonathan Cohen, chef d'orchestre . Tutti Magazine . Philippe Banel . fr . 16 July 2012 . 15 November 2022 .
  4. Conductor Jonathan Cohen named music director of Les Violons du Roy . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012155836/http://www.violonsduroy.com/en/newsroom/news/conductor-jonathan-cohen-named-music-director-of-les-violons-du-roy . dead . 12 October 2016 . Les Violons du Roy . 6 October 2016 . 15 November 2022.
  5. 15 November 2022 . A Tribute to the Masters of the Symphony, with H+H . Brian McCreath . WCRB . 14 February 2021.
  6. News: 15 November 2022 . Handel and Haydn Society Names Jonathan Cohen as Artistic Director . WCRB . 14 November 2022.
  7. Handel and Haydn Society Names Jonathan Cohen 15th Artistic Director. November 14, 2022 . November 14, 2022 . Handel & Haydn Society .
  8. Jonathan Cohen appointed Artistic Director of Handel and Haydn Society . Askonas Holt . 14 November 2022 . 16 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Release "Duetti" by Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, William Christie & Les Arts Florissants - MusicBrainz. musicbrainz.org. en. 2018-06-06.
  10. News: See The Full List Of 60th GRAMMY Nominees. 2017-11-27. GRAMMY.com. 2018-01-19. en.
  11. Web site: Vote now in the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018 BBC Music Magazine Awards. awards.classical-music.com. en. 2018-01-19.

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