Jonathan Brahms

Jonathan Brahms’ numerous solo, recital and chamber music performances in the U.S. and abroad include concerts in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bombay, New Delhi, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Paris and many other sites.

Much of Mr. Brahms’ career has been devoted to the music of J.S. Bach. He has given recitals of the complete sonatas for flute with harpsichord and many of the sacred and secular arias with soprano, tenor and bass.

Most recently, he performed original and transcribed works for flute by J.S. Bach at the 2003 National Flute Association Convention in Las Vegas. 

He has performed orchestral music of all periods and styles on flute, piccolo and alto flute with the Israel Philharmonic, Israel Chamber Ensemble, Israel National Opera and Israel Radio Broadcasting Orchestra, under Berio, Bertini, Foss, Globokar, Holliger, Inbal, Markevitch, Mehta and many others noted conductors.

For three seasons, he concertized throughout New England with harpist Cynthia Price as the DaCamera Duo. He performed and coached as Artist-In-Residence at the Yellow Barn Festival in Vermont and toured nine Indian cities, giving recitals with piano.

Mr. Brahms has been heard on Boston radio stations WGBH, WBUR and WCRB in live and recorded performances.

A native New Yorker, Jonathan Brahms graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance. He later studied in Paris on a one-year French Government Grant. Mr. Brahms has participated in international master classes and continued to work with important flutists and piccolo players as a life-long commitment to artistic and technical excellence. Prior to his year of study in France, he resided in Israel for eight years and after Paris, in Boston for sixteen years, returning to New York in 1996.

Jonathan has two grown children, writes about classical music and enjoys travel, cooking, playing pool, cycling, roller-blading, skiing and swimming.