Jonathan Roozeman

Finnish-Dutch cellist Jonathan Roozeman, a rising star, has already established himself as a performer of exceptional musical integrity. His expansive and versatile sound lends itself not only to works from the traditional classical repertoire, but also to those of Kabalevsky, Kokkonen and Vieuxtemps. He regularly collaborates with conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Osmo Vänskä, Dima Slobodeniouk, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

In previous seasons Roozeman has collaborated with acclaimed orchestras such as the Tampere Philharmonic and conductor Matthew Halls, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra with maestro Julien Masmondet, and will return to the Gulbenkian Foundation to perform Tout un monde lointain... by Henri Dutilleux. He will also make his Concertgebouw debut in a recital with pianist Varvara. He will collaborate with choreographer Saburo Teshigawara in a production at the Concert Hall of the Aichi Prefectural Art Theatre in Nagoya, based on works by Bach, Kodaly and Cassado. He will also perform at the ARK Classics Festival in Tokyo.

In recital, he has performed at the Berlin Konzerthaus as part of Sir András Schiff's residency, as well as a recital tour in Canada that included the prestigious Vancouver Recital Series. Other highlights include the Baroque at the Edge Festival in London, the White Nights Festival in Moscow and the Ark Hills Festival in Tokyo.

In previous seasons, Jonathan has given a series of performances of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Mania as part of a project between the Sibelius Academy and the Juilliard School of Music under the composer's baton in Helsinki, at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm and at Lincoln Center in New York.

As the youngest winner of the first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015, Roozeman was also a finalist at the Naumburg International Cello Competition in the same year. He was a finalist of the Suggia Prize in Porto in 2013, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Paulo de Finlandia International Competition and winning second prize at the Dutch National Cello Competition in 2012.

Roozeman was a student of Martti Rousi at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and graduated in July 2020 from the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson. He plays a David Tecchler cello c. 1707 on loan from the Finnish Cultural Foundation and his bow was made by Jean Pierre Marie Persoit in Paris, c. 1850.