Jonian Ilias Kadesha
Violin
To regard him simply as a huge talent is not enough: there is an element of pure genius in this young man / Süddeutsche Zeitung 2017.
Over the last year Jonian has made his debut with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at Tivoli Hall in Copenhagen, the RTE Concert Orchestra at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Royal Philharmonic, New Russian State Symphony and Coburg Philharmonic Orchestras.
He performed widely throughout Europe appearing at Wigmore Hall, Handelsbeurs Concertzaal, the Louvre in Paris, Resonances Festival in Belgium, the Boswiler Sommer and Mantua Chamber Music Festivals collaborating with Steven Isserlis, Nicolas Altstaedt, Martha Argerich, Thomas Demenga and Gábor Takács-Nagy, among many others. In 2019 he recorded his second CD for Cavi Music in collaboration with Deutchland Radio and took part in Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove.
This season Jonian makes his debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Kronberg Festival and with the Athens State Symphony Orchestra at Megaron Hall.
He returns to Wigmore Hall and takes part in the Schubertiade Festival in Austria.
Jonian is a member of the prize-winning Trio Gaspard who perform widely throughout Europe. He was selected by YCAT in 2018.