Jonah Ellsworth, cellist
www.jonahellsworth.com

Critics have certainly taken notice of cellist Jonah Ellsworth after solo performances with the Boston Symphony, Akron Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Boston Philharmonic, and New Bedford Symphony, among others. Ellsworth has been referred to as “a kind of unrepentant Tannhauser” and “a player to watch,” by the Boston Globe and Clevelandclassical.com. The Boston Musical Intelligencer wrote that he is “fearless [with a] complete range of expressive richness” All of these quotes were earned after performances of the Saint-Seans Cello Concerto with the Boston Philharmonic, the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Akron Symphony, and his performance of Strauss’ Don Quixote and Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Boston PhilharmonicYouth Orchestra.

Jonah was featured as a soloist with the New Bedford Symphony on their regular subscription series in 2012, performed as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall, with Symphony Pro Musica, and with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra under the baton of the late Gunther Schuller. As the winner of the NEC's lower strings concerto competition, Jonah performed the Elgar Cello Concerto with the NEC Philharmonia in March of 2016. Jonah attended the Marlboro Music Festival in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

When Jonah recently performed Strauss’ Don Quixote with Zander and the BPYO in Europe, former Boston Globe critic Richard Dyer wrote “Ellsworth’s grasp of what the notes mean, of the stories they tell, of the feeling behind and within the notes, is firm, and very deep. His playing of some of the quieter episodes, the yearning that Don Q feels for the idealized Dulcinea, was profoundly moving, and there was plenty of rambunction as he tilted against windmills and scattered sheep.” His performance of the Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with YPO in Slovakia prompted the critic from Boston Musical Intelligencer to write, “…Any praise of Jonah’s technical abilities is likely to be an understatement. He is completely assured and intensely musical; each of the variations had a distinctive character and tone color… This is a young man on the verge of an international career.” Jonah is also a member of the Boston Philharmonic cello section.

Jonah was finalist of the 2011 Stulberg International String Competition in Michigan, and received a prize from the Harvard Musical Association in 2012. Jonah appeared on the PBS TV show of the “From the Top” taped live in Carnegie Hall in New York City which has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Jonah has studied with Laurence Lesser at New England Conservatory and Peter Wiley at Curtis Institute of Music. Other teachers include Andrew Mark and Natasha Brofsky. He has attended Meadowmount Music School where he studied with Hans Jansen, Greenwood Music Camp, Orford Arts Center in Canada. Jonah was recently invited to join the critically acclaimed Boston Trio. With the trio, he performed Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Boston Phiharmonic in the 2016-17 season. Another highlight of the 2016-2017 season included a performance of the Brahms Double Concerto with violinist Yoojin Jang with Symphony by the Sea.





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