SCMF Chamber Continuum series: Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong

A Singapore-based musicians’ collective and registered charity that promotes music for re:Sound, Concordia Quartet, and the Singapore Chamber Music Festival (SCMF)

Resound Collective

Public are invited to observe this SCMF Chamber Continuum series: Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong (1st violinist, Verona Quartet, USA)

BECHSTEIN MUSIC WORLD

Resound Collective is delighted to announce the creation of the Chamber Continuum, a series of activities for chamber music enthusiasts, from learners to experienced amateurs and seasoned professionals.Following the great reception to the string quartet workshop, “The Art of Communication” in January, we are pleased to announce the inaugural Continuum event - a follow-on Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong (1st violinist, Verona Quartet, USA).Jonathan will delve deeper into ensemble rehearsal and communication techniques, in a highly interactive workshop that will be informative and engaging for both participating quartet members and observers.This programme brings year-round chamber music coaching activities to chamber music lovers and practitioners in periods between editions of the biennial Singapore Chamber Music Festival. Note: Observers may be asked to participate in some of the workshop activities! Audience participation at the Jan 2024 workshop:

About Jonathan OngSingaporean violinist Jonathan Ong is the first violinist and a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Verona Quartet. An accomplished soloist and chamber musician, his playing has been lauded for its “ineffable sweetness” (Boston Musical Intelligencer). He actively concertizes throughout the world, appearing in major venues such as Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. He currently serves on the faculty of the Oberlin College &amp; Conservatory as Artist Teacher of Violin.Jonathan’s recordings with the Verona Quartet can be found on Azica Records, Bright Shiny Things Records and Dynamic Records. The quartet’s second album, “Shatter”, debuted in June 2023 at No. 1 on the U.S. Classical Billboard Charts, and was lauded for its “transportive quality” and “captivating playing” (BBC Music Magazine); their latest album, featuring the complete string quartets of György Ligeti, was released on Dynamic Records in December 2023. Jonathan was recently appointed Co-Director of Credo Music’s Oberlin String Quartet Institute in Ohio, and additionally is on faculty at the ENCORE Chamber Music Institute. He has taught and given masterclasses at institutions and festivals such as Indiana University, The Juilliard School, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, La Jolla Summerfest and the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance. Along with his quartet, Jonathan took top prizes at major international competitions including the Concert Artists Guild (USA), Wigmore Hall (London), Osaka (Japan), Chesapeake, Coleman and Fischoff competitions, fueling the group’s rapid rise to international prominence. In 2020, they were bestowed with Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award in recognition of their achievements in the field of chamber music. Jonathan counts among his mentors Donald Weilerstein, Alexander Kerr, Paul Kantor, Lynn Blakeslee and Lynette Lim, and he studied chamber music with members of the Juilliard, Cleveland and Pacifica Quartets.

AcknowledgementsThis workshop is made possible with the kind support of the Low Tuck Kwong Foundation and Bechstein Music World.

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