Jonathan Mamora, 28

Jonathan Mamora

Acclaimed for his "most assured pianism”, "natural, songful lyricism”, and "rippl[ing] through virtuosic passagework" (The Dallas Morning News), Indonesian-American Jonathan Mamora is a pianist who strives to uplift and positively influence others using music as a means for service.

He has performed throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and he is a prize-winner of numerous piano competitions, most recently winning first prize in the Maria Canals Barcelona, Olga Kern, AntwerPiano, Dallas, and Virginia Waring piano competitions. He made his concerto debut at the age of 13 with the La Sierra University Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and has since performed with such orchestras as the New Mexico Philharmonic, Dallas Chamber Symphony, Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya, Eastman Philharmonia and Wind Ensemble, and Waring Festival Orchestra, among others. Jonathan has a number of upcoming solo and concerto engagements in the United States, Europe, and Africa, as well as upcoming recordings with Yamaha, Steinway & Sons, and Naxos labels. As described in a review of his 2023 debut at Carnegie Hall, "Jonathan Mamora is what one might call a 'big' pianist, in the best sense of the term ... [his] playing itself is larger than life" (New York Concert Review).

Jonathan currently serves as the Music Director and Organist of St John's Episcopal Church in Clifton Springs, NY. He often performs as a collaborative pianist for vocalists, instrumentalists, ensembles, and choirs. As a collaborator, Jonathan holds a graduate assistantship in accompanying at the Eastman School of Music and has received the Eastman Excellence in Accompanying Award. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Douglas Humpherys, whom he served as a studio assistant. He received his Bachelor of Music from La Sierra University, and his Master of Music from The Juilliard School, previously studying with Elvin Rodríguez and Hung-Kuan Chen.

Stage 1: Recital

Stage 2: Recital

Stage 3: Recital (semifinal)

Stage 4: Concerto (final)

Stage 1: Recital

All competitors will perform a solo recital with the maximum duration of 30 minutes

C Vine: Resolve

J S Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor (Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2)

S Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in A minor Op. 39 No. 6

E Granados: Goyescas Op. 11

IV: Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor

F Liszt: Transcendental Étude "Feux Follets" S. 139 No. 5

Stage 2: Recital

All competitors will perform a solo recital with the maximum duration of 30 minutes

F Liszt: Les Jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este S. 163

L v Beethoven: Sonata in A flat major Op. 110

I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo II. Allegro molto III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro ma non troppo

Stage 3: Recital (semifinal)

Up to ten competitors will perform a solo recital with the maximum duration of 60 minutes

D Önaç: Five Études

III. Carnival IV. Toll

L Liebermann: Sonata No. 3 Op. 82

I. Inquieto, esitante - Con tutta forza II. Dona Nobis Pacem III. Lullabye IV. Interlude: Movendo - Allegro

S Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28

I. Allegro moderato II. Lento III. Allegro molto

Stage 4: Concerto (final)

Three competitors will perform a concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

S Rachmaninoff:

Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30