Guilhermina Suggia

JONATHAN BLOXHAM- 2006 GUILHERMINA SUGGIA AWARD

Jonathan Bloxham Biography
Born in 1988 in Newcastle, Jonathan first studied 'cello with John Finnon and then with James Craig. Following various successes such as a prize at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, he moved to The Yehudi Menuhin School in 2004, where he currently studies with Thomas Carroll.
He has taken part in master classes or has had lessons from many acclaimed musicians including Melissa Phelps, Pierre Doumenge, Colin Carr, Ferenc Rados, Johannes Goritzki, Julian Lloyd Weber, Mark Churchill, David Strange and Emma Ferrand. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed across the United Kingdom, in venues such as the Wigmore Hall, and also in France, Germany, Austria, Holland and the Czech Republic, including a performance of Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante under Scott Stromann in Spain.
In March he performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra and in April he traveled to Japan to give a recital in Hiroshima City. Last year he was awarded a Pierre Fournier Award Grant and the 2006 Guilhermina Suggia Award.
He plays an Lorenzo Ventapane 'cello on loan to him.

My impression about the gift is that it is a privilege to follow in the footsteps of many great cellists such as Jacqueline du Pre, and the award itself will help me continue studying where I want to next year. (JONATHAN BLOXHAM - 2007/02/05)