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Jonathan Mak

Year of birth: 1997
Country: Canada

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Winner of the 2024 inaugural Sorel-Tracy International Piano Competition, pianist Jonathan Mak made his orchestral debut at the age of four. Since then, he has appeared as a guest soloist with numerous orchestras, most notably the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Recent engagements include performances of Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 by Johannes Brahms with the Trois-Rivières Symphony Orchestra, Kingston Symphony Orchestra and the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra. He is a recipient of the Michael Measures Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts, as well as the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, studying with J. Kimura Parker. Jonathan also holds degrees from the Yale School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Programme

1st round

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
     I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
     II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
     I. Allegro maestoso
     II. Andante. Andante espressivo – Andante molto
     III. Scherzo. Allegro energico avec trio
     IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto
     V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato

2nd round

Robert Schumann
Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
     I. Des Abends
     II. Aufschwung
     III. Warum?
     IV. Grillen
     V. In der Nacht
     VI. Fabel
     VII. Traumes Wirren
     VIII. Ende vom Lied

Marc-André Hamelin
Étude No. 8 in B-flat minor “Erlkönig, After Goethe”

Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major, Op. 84
     I. Andante dolce – Allegro moderato
     II. Andante sognando
     III. Vivace

3rd round

Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
     I. Allegro non troppo
     II. Allegro appassionato
     III. Andante
     IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più presto

Prizes received

  • Grand Prize & Prize for best performance of imposed work, Sorel-Tracy International Piano Competition, Sorel-Tracy, Canada, 2024
  • 1st prize, Tuesday Musical Club Young Artists Competition, San Antonio, USA, 2024
  • 1st prize, Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition, Kingston, Canada, 2023
  • Grand Prize, Plowman Chamber Music Competition, Columbia, USA, 2023
  • best performance of a 21st Century Work, 1st Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2023
  • 3rd prize, OSM Compétition (The Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition), Montreal, Canada, 2022
  • best interpretation of the commissionedwork, Helsinki Maj Lind International Piano Competition, Helsinki, Finland, 2022