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Jonathan Okseniuk
This fall, violinist Jonathan Okseniuk will be attending the Curtis Institute of Music, studying under Midori.
Jonathan has been performing as a soloist since the age of four. At the age of five he made his orchestral debut with the Suprima Chamber Orchestra. Other solo appearances include performances with Arizona Musicfest Festival Orchestra, The Phoenix Symphony, West Valley Symphony, Chandler Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg String Quartet, and an engagement at the Mesa Arts Center.
As a competitor, Jonathan has placed first in many national and local competitions. Most recently, he placed first in the Senior Division of the 2023 Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition. Last year he was named first place laureate in the Junior Division of the 2022 Sphinx Competition, national winner in the 2022 Music Teachers National Association Senior String Competition, first in the Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musicians Concerto Competition Senior Division and the Arizona Musicfest String Competition Division II. In 2021, Jonathan placed first in the Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians String, Harp, and Guitar Division II Competition, the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and the Chandler Symphony Orchestra Youth Competition. In 2020, he was named the national winner of the 2020 Music Teachers National Association Junior String Competition and won the 2020 Phoenix Youth Symphony's Young Musicians Competition in the Upper String Category Junior Division. The year prior, he placed first in the Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians String, Harp, and Guitar Division I Competition.
Over the past fourteen years, since the age of three, Jonathan has studied under Jing Zeng, violinist of the Phoenix Symphony. He has also worked with distinguished teachers such as Jan Sloman, Midori, Miriam Fried, Peter Oundjian and William van der Sloot and with esteemed chamber groups like the Dover Quartet and members of the Manhattan Chamber Players.
For over six years, Jonathan has played with various youth orchestras including the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony of the Southwest, and the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra as concertmaster, assistant concertmaster and principal second violin.
Jonathan has participated in summer programs such as Morningside Music Bridge and the Heifetz International Music Institute. This summer he attended the Chamber Music Northwest Young Artist Institute as well as returned to Morningside Music Bridge for his third year.
To share his gift of music, Jonathan donates his talent by performing at community events, local schools and giving master classes. His goal is to inspire the next generation of musicians and promote the joy in playing classical music. Jonathan also participates in the music ministry at his church.