Biography

Jonathan first picked up the trombone at age 7 and hasn’t put it down since. A recent graduate from Trinity Laban, with a First Class, and as a Trinity College London and Newling scholar. Studying under Carol Jarvis, Graham Lee, Phil White and Richard Henry Jonathan was awarded the Wind, Brass and Percussion Silver Medal at the end of his studies.

When he was 15, Jonathan was awarded a Robert Lewin Scholarship through Awards for Young Musicians leading to a side-by-side with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. This was when he decided to pursue a career in music inspiring him to audition for the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Debuting with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall back in December 2022 was a fantastic way to start this career.

Enjoying the range of music available to the trombone, Jonathan won the Trinity Laban Historically Informed Performer Competition with his renaissance trombone (sackbut) quartet and were also finalists in the Philip Carne Chamber Competition (2022). He was also in the Trinity Laban Trombone Choir when they won the Philip Jones Brass Chamber Competition (2022).

Outside of playing, Jonathan is an enthusiastic arranger and has spent a year working as a Graduate Music Assistant at Wells Cathedral School. Jonathan is thrilled to be continuing his studies at the Royal College of Music in September as a Musicians’ Company Lambert Scholar.

Award: RCM Lambert Scholarship 2024