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Pianist Jonathan Mak is from Toronto, Canada, and he began studying<br />
piano at the age of three with Aster Lai. He made his orchestra debut<br />
with the <strong>Canadian</strong> Sinfonietta just one year later, at the age of four.<br />
Jonathan is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Rice<br />
University with Jon Kimura Parker. Under the tutelage of Boris Slutsky,<br />
he recently completed his Master’s degree and Master of Musical Arts<br />
degree in piano performance at the Yale School of Music. He studied<br />
with Daniel Shapiro at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned<br />
a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance, as well as minors in viola<br />
performance and German.<br />
His accomplishments include the Canada Council for the Arts-Michael<br />
Measures award and the 2021 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award.<br />
He recently received the 3rd prize in the OSM competition, performing<br />
with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Jonathan also received<br />
the prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work at the<br />
Fifth Maj Lind International <strong>Piano</strong> <strong>Competition</strong> in Finland. He was a<br />
semifinalist in the 12th Dublin International <strong>Piano</strong> <strong>Competition</strong>. He<br />
also participated as one of the 30 competitors in the 16th Van Cliburn<br />
International <strong>Piano</strong> <strong>Competition</strong>.<br />
Jonathan has performed with numerous orchestras, most notably the<br />
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in<br />
Bulgaria, Manchester Camerata, Orchestra Filarmonica di Udine, and<br />
Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra, and has also given recitals in Italy,<br />
Bulgaria, Manchester, China, Vienna, and Poland.<br />
He has been invited to perform at various festivals including the Festival<br />
of the Sound in Ontario, Ottawa Chamberfest, and the Edinburgh<br />
International Festival. He has attended various summer festivals,<br />
including the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Music Festival,<br />
and the Sarasota Music Festival.<br />
An advocate for community outreach, Jonathan is a member of<br />
DACAMERA’s Young Artist <strong>Program</strong>, a fellowship program for emerging<br />
professional instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers that serves the<br />
Houston community.<br />
<strong>Bader</strong> & <strong>Overton</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Piano</strong> <strong>Competition</strong> | 9
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