Acclaimed for his “most assured pianism” (The Dallas Morning News) and “larger than life [playing]” (New York Concert Review), Indonesian-American Jonathan Mamora is a pianist and educator who strives to uplift and positively influence others using music as a means for service.
Jonathan has performed throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and he is a prize-winner of numerous piano competitions, most recently winning First Prize in the Scottish International Piano Competition, Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona, Olga Kern International Piano Competition, AntwerPiano International Competition and Festival, Dallas International Piano Competition, and Palm Springs International Piano Competition (formerly The Waring). He made his concerto debut at the age of 13 with the La Sierra University Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and he has since performed with such orchestras as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orquestra Simfònica Sant Cugat, New Mexico Philharmonic, Dallas Chamber Symphony, and Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya, among others. Jonathan has a number of upcoming solo and concerto engagements in the United States, Europe, and Africa, as well as upcoming recording projects.
Jonathan currently serves as the Music Director and Organist of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Clifton Springs, New York. As a collaborator, Jonathan often performs as a collaborative pianist for vocalists, instrumentalists, ensembles, and choirs, and has received the Eastman Excellence in Accompanying Award. In addition to the piano and organ, he has also performed as a percussionist, vocalist, historical keyboardist, and conductor, and has previously taught piano and music theory/ear training for various institutions.
Jonathan is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Douglas Humpherys, whom he served as studio assistant. He received his Bachelor of Music from La Sierra University and his Master of Music from The Juilliard School. Previous teachers include Elvin Rodríguez and Hung-Kuan Chen.