Acclaimed for his “most assured pianism” (The Dallas Morning News) and “larger than life [playing]” (New York Concert Review), Indonesian-American Jonathan Mamora is a pianist and educator who strives to uplift and positively influence others using music as a means for service. He has performed throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and is a prize-winner of numerous piano competitions, most recently winning first prize in the Maria Canals Barcelona, Olga Kern, AntwerPiano, Dallas, and Virginia Waring piano competitions. He has also performed with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Dallas Chamber Symphony, Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya, and Eastman Philharmonia and Wind Ensemble, among others. Jonathan currently serves as the Music Director and Organist of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Clifton Springs, NY. He often performs as a collaborative pianist for vocalists, instrumentalists, ensembles, and choirs, and has received the Eastman Excellence in Accompanying Award. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Douglas Humpherys, whom he served as studio assistant. He received his Bachelor of Music from La Sierra University and his Master of Music from The Juilliard School, previously studying with Elvin Rodríguez and Hung-Kuan Chen.

Jonathan is the recipient of the Chautauqua Women’s Club Judy and Hale Oliver Scholarship for Piano, The Rosalyn Goldberg Scholarship Fund, and the Eleanor B. Daugherty Scholarship Fund.