Jonathan Ware

Jonathan Ware is an American pianist, Lied accompanist and academic teacher.

Life

Born in Texas, Ware studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, at the Juilliard School in New York City and at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". As a Lied accompanist, he has performed in major venues in Europe and the US, including with Benjamin Appl, Christiane Oelze, Golda Schultz, Elsa Dreisig and Ludwig Mittelhammer. For several years, he participated to the Heidelberger Frühling Festival Academy. He teaches at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music and the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin.

2014: of the – 1st prize.
2012: International song competition "Das Lied" – Pianist award
2011: Wigmore Hall / 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 – 4th prize
Recordings
2020: Morgen with Elsa Dreisig
2019: Schubert – Wolf – Medtner with Ludwig Mittelhammer
2016: A Portrait mit Emalie Savoy, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt and