Jonathan Ware (born 1984) is an American pianist, Lied

accompanist Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles of ...

and academic teacher.

Life

Born in

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, Ware studied at the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music ...

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, at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

in New York City and at the

Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

. As a Lied accompanist, he has performed in major venues in Europe and the US, including with

Benjamin Appl Benjamin Appl (born 26 June 1982) is a German-British lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in opera houses and concert halls, particularly known as a Lieder singer. Early life and education Born in Regensburg, Appl ...

Christiane Oelze Christiane Oelze (born 9 October 1963 in Cologne) is a German operatic soprano. From 2003 to 2008, she taught singing at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. Since 2010 she taught at the Masterclass of Apeldoorn (Netherlands), since 2011 a ...

Golda Schultz Golda Schultz (born 1983 in Cape Town) is a South African operatic soprano. Life Origin and education Schultz, daughter of a mathematics professor, grew up in Bloemfontein. She studied singing at the University of Cape Town and at the Juilli ...

Elsa Dreisig Elsa Dreisig (born 1991) is a French-Danish operatic soprano. Based at the Berlin State Opera, she made a European career in both opera and concert. Her opera roles include, besides the standard lyric soprano repertoire such as Mozart's Fiordili ...

and Ludwig Mittelhammer. For several years, he participated to the

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Festival Academy. He teaches at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music and the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin.

Awards

* 2014: of the – 1st prize. * 2012: International song competition "Das Lied" – Pianist award * 2011:

Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall is a concert hall located at 36 Wigmore Street, London. Originally called Bechstein Hall, it specialises in performances of chamber music, early music, vocal music and song recitals. It is widely regarded as one of the world's leadi ...

/ Kohn Foundation International Song Competition – Pianist award * 2005: Kingsville International Young Performer’s Competition – 1st prize * 2002: Missouri Southern International Piano Competition – 2nd prize * 2002:

New York International Piano Competition The New York International Piano Competition (NYIPC) in New York City is a biennial piano competition open to pianists of all nationalities ages 16–21. No contestant is eliminated during the competition's four rounds. A cash award is also presente ...

– 4th prize

Recordings

* 2020: ''Morgen'' with Elsa Dreisig (

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) * 2019: ''Schubert – Wolf – Medtner'' with Ludwig Mittelhammer (Berlin Classics) * 2016: ''A Portrait'' mit Emalie Savoy, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt and ( Genuin)

References

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* American classical pianists Classical accompanists Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin 1984 births Living people Musicians from Texas {{US-musician-stub