Jonathan Cohen

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Conductor & Harpsichord
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Melanie Moult

Melanie Moult

Associate Director

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Fiona Russell

Fiona Russell

Senior Assistant Manager

Representation

Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt ( excl. Spain)

Partner manager:
Spain: Duetto Management

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About Jonathan

Artistic Director: Handel & Haydn Society Music Director: Les Violons du Roy Artistic Director: Arcangelo Artistic Director: Tetbury Festival

Jonathan Cohen has forged a remarkable career as a conductor, cellist and keyboardist. He is equally at home in Baroque opera and Classical symphonic repertoire.
In the 2023/24 season he guest-conducts Budapest Festival Orchestra, Kammerorchester Basel, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and Hessischer Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester.

In his first season as their new Artistic Director, Jonathan leads the Handel & Haydn Society in Baroque masterpieces including Handel’s Israel in Egypt and Messiah. He conducts Messiah with San Francisco Symphony, whilst projects with Les Violons du Roy include Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and a North American tour with Miloš Karadaglić.

Jonathan founded Arcangelo in 2010 to create high-quality bespoke projects. The ensemble was the first to be named Baroque Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore Hall and has toured to halls and festivals including Philharmonie Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, Barbican Centre, Kölner Philharmonie, Salzburg Festival, MA Festival Bruges and BBC Proms.

Arcangelo’s latest recordings include Tiranno with Kate Lindsey (Alpha: Sunday Times Record of the Year 2021) and Sacroprofano with Tim Mead (Alpha: 2023).

Jonathan is based in London

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Representation

Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt ( excl. Spain)

Partner manager:
Spain: Duetto Management

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Season Highlights

Sep 2024
Symphony Hall, Boston
J M Haydn: Requiem W.A Mozart: Requiem Handel & Haydn Society Jonathan Cohen (conductor) Lucy Crowe (soprano) Beth Taylor (mezzo soprano) Brandon Cedel (bass)
Oct 2024
Wigmore Hall, London
Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen Handel: Concerto Grosso in Gm Op.6 HWV324 Handel : 'Tu dels ciel ministro eletto' Telemann: Ouverture des Nations Anciens et Modernes TWV55:G4 J S Bach: Violin Concerto in E BWV 1042 J C Bach: 'Mein Freund ist Mein' Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord and director) Vilde Frang (violin) Julia Doyle (soprano)
Dec 2024
Jones Hall, Houston
Handel: Messiah Houston Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Cohen (conductor) Joelle Harvey (soprano) Jennifer Jonhson Cano (alto) Andrew Haji (tenor) Michael Sumuel (bass)

Video

Audio

  • Handel: Brockes Passion - Sinfonia
    Credit: Arcangelo dir. Jonatahn Cohen

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Press

  • Handel & Haydn Society

    Jordan Hall, Boston
    Dec 2022

    • Cohen achieved visceral excitement by exploring the subtle details that make the music sing. In concertos by Zelenka and Handel, he worked like a sculptor, shaping passages between the orchestral and solo forces, paying agile attention to every arc and turn.

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