{"id":3078,"date":"2020-12-05T00:33:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/?page_id=3078"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:48:27","slug":"jonathan-parkin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/en\/jonathan-parkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Parkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3078\" class=\"elementor elementor-3078\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22b89aba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22b89aba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-730c2355\" data-id=\"730c2355\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533d6131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"533d6131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/semanatarrega.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jonathan-Parkin-02.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19dc11ee\" data-id=\"19dc11ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f69a1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f69a1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jonathan<br>Parkin<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb2bb4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb2bb4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48f94b6c\" data-id=\"48f94b6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a459928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a459928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Naci\u00f3 en&nbsp;Teesside, Inglaterra, Jonathan ha obtenido&nbsp;matr\u00edcula de honor&nbsp;en el Real Conservatorio Superior de&nbsp;Gales bajo la direcci\u00f3n de los maestros John Mills, Graham Antony Devine, Helen Sanderson, Steve Gordon y Elefethria Kotzia. En 2012 estudi\u00f3 en el Conservatorio Superior&nbsp;Centro de Finlandia y en 2017 obtuvo&nbsp;su Master&nbsp;con matr\u00edcula de honor&nbsp;en el Conservatorio de Baile y M\u00fasica Trinity Laban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de actuar a trav\u00e9s de Europa, Jonathan ha actuado en lugares prestigiosos como Wigmore Hall, L\u2019Auditori, Kings Place, Barbican, Museo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), St James\u00b4Piccadilly, Dora&nbsp;Stoutzker&nbsp;Hall, y para&nbsp;BBC Radio 3, IGF London Guitar Festival, Greenwich Early Music Festival y&nbsp;Greenwich International Guitar Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ha sido muy activo ayudando a promocionar m\u00fasica contempor\u00e1nea para la guitarra cl\u00e1sica. Como un instrumento en solitario&nbsp;y como miembro de un conjunto&nbsp;musical, ha encargado y&nbsp;estrenado obras de&nbsp;Dr Robert Spearing, Graham Lynch, Michael Anthony Hughes, Alexander&nbsp;Corlett, Piawatt Louilarpprasert y Ben&nbsp;Lunn. Jonathan tambi\u00e9n es un miembro del What Guitar Trio, un tr\u00edo de guitarras que&nbsp;est\u00e1n especializados en la&nbsp;actuaci\u00f3n de m\u00fasica contempor\u00e1nea a quien&nbsp;les&nbsp;han&nbsp;concedido el&nbsp;IGF Young Artist Platform 2017\/2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durante sus&nbsp;estudios&nbsp;\u00e9l ha actuado en clases magistrales con David Miller, Danijel Cerovic, Carlo Marchione, Sven&nbsp;Lundestad, Ian Watt,&nbsp;Sabrina Vlaskalic, Morgan Szymanski, Carlos Bonell, Heiki&nbsp;Matlik y&nbsp;Xuefei&nbsp;Yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ganador de premios y finalista en numerosos concursos internacionales de guitarra, Jonathan est\u00e1 estableciendo r\u00e1pidamente una reputaci\u00f3n internacional entre colegas y expertos. Los \u00e9xitos incluyen; Concurso Festival Internacional de Guitarra Madrid 2020 &#8211; Finalista, Nuertingen Guitar Competition 2020 &#8211; Finalista, Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra Andr\u00e9s Segovia 2019 &#8211; Finalista, Ivor Mariants Guitar Award &#8211; 3er Premio, London International Guitar Competition 2020 &#8211; 2do Premio, Certamen Miguel Llobet 2018 &#8211; 2do Premio y Premio del P\u00fablico, Concurso Internacional de la Guitarra Raimundo &#8211; 1er Premio, Certamen Miguel Llobet 2020 &#8211; Premio Llobet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Jonathan tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 agradecido por el apoyo de&nbsp;Leverhulme Trust,&nbsp;Joan Greenfield Trust,&nbsp;Countess of Munster Musical Trust,&nbsp;Peter Chase Award y&nbsp;Help Musicians\u2019 Postgraduate Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan reside actualmente en Valencia, Espa\u00f1a y es profesor en el Conservatorio Ignacio Monzonis y la Escuela Superior de M\u00fasica de Alto Rendimiento. Jonathan toca una guitarra Daniele Chiesa 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Jonathan Parkin, in third place, showed technical assurance and presented each of his pieces in a lively and engaging manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u200bClassical Guitar Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">April 2017\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A rising star of the classical guitar&#8230;immensely gifted and talented musician.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">BBC Radio 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Deeply sensitive and musical playing, you had me from the first note! A strong sense of rhythm throughout and each section was characterised perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thomas Gould<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Leader of Britten Sinfonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">December 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8216;Musically &amp; technically highly polished and engaging, this was an excellent recital throughout&#8230;.highly professional under all aspects. Bravo!&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Charles Ramirez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">January 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>&#8216;Musically compelling&#8217;\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Mark Ashford\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">November 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u2018A sense of authority which drew the audience into your world of expression&#8230;a strong sense of musical poetry\u2019<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Craig Ogden\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">July 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Billingham, Teesside, Jonathan&nbsp;gained a 1st&nbsp;Class Honours Degree in classical guitar at&nbsp;the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama under the tutorship of John Mills, Helen Sanderson, Steve Gordon and&nbsp;Elefethria&nbsp;Kotzia. &nbsp;In 2012 Jonathan studied at the Conservatory of Music of Central Finland in Jyvaskyla with&nbsp;the guitarist and composer Kai&nbsp;Nieminen and in 2017 gained&nbsp;Masters with Distinction&nbsp;in performance Trinity&nbsp;Laban&nbsp;Conservatoire of Music and Dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;As well as performing throughout Europe, Jonathan has performed at The Wigmore Hall, L\u2019Auditori, Kings Place, Barbican, Mueso de Bellas Artes (Madrid), St James\u00b4Piccadilly, Dora&nbsp;Stoutzker&nbsp;Hall, and for BBC Radio 3, IGF London Guitar Festival, Greenwich Early Music Festival and Greenwich International Guitar Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan has been active in helping to promote contemporary music on the guitar both as a solo and ensemble instrument by commissioning and premiering works by Dr Robert Spearing, Graham Lynch, Michael Anthony Hughes, Alexander\u00a0Corlett, Piawatt Louilarpprasert\u00a0and Ben\u00a0Lunn. Jonathan is also a\u00a0member of What Guitar Trio, a guitar trio which specializes\u00a0in the performance of contemporary music which was\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0IGF Young Artist Platform 2017\/2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A prize winner and finalist in numerous international guitar competitions Jonathan is quickly establishing an international reputation amongst peers and experts. Successes include; Concurso Festival Internacional de Guitarra Madrid 2020 \u2013 Finalist, Nuertingen Guitar Competition 2020 \u2013 Finalist, Encuentro International de Guitarra Andr\u00e9s Segovia 2019 &#8211; Finalist, Ivor Mariants Guitar Award \u2013 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Prize, London International Guitar Competition 2020 \u2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Prize, Certamen Miguel Llobet 2018 \u2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Prize and Public Prize,\u00a0 Concurso Internacional de la Guitarra Raimundo \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> Prize, Certamen Miguel Llobet 2020 \u2013 Llobet Prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan is grateful to the support given by The Leverhulme Trust, The Joan Greenfield Trust,\u00a0The Countess of Munster Musical Trust,\u00a0The Peter Chase Award\u00a0and by The Help Musicians\u2019 Postgraduate Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan is currently based in Valencia, Spain and is a professor in the Conservatorio Ignacio Monzonis and Escuela Superior de M\u00fasica de Alto Rendimiento. 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