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“Hardly any other violinist plays as edgy, boldly, unconventionally and yet with such stylistic confidence and taste as Kadesha. He improvises, uses ornaments in his own way and puts everything at the service of expression.”
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s studies in philosophy and rhetoric affect the stylistic accuracy of his interpretations of both early and contemporary music. His rich imagination is evident in his creation of soundscapes and projects that he curates as a soloist, conductor and chamber musician.
Kadesha has performed throughout Europe, with, among others, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with Sir András Schiff, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic with Jonathan Bloxham, the MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig with Martijn Dendiviel, the Tapiola Sinfonietta with Ryan Bancroft and the Slovenian Philharmonic with Aziz Shokhakimov. Kadesha made his debut with the Greek State Orchestra of Athens in the fall of 2019 with Skalkottas’ Violin Concerto, whose Little Suites he recorded together with works by Enescu and Ravel for CAvi-music in 2017 with pianist Nicholas Rimmer. Together with cellist Vashti Hunter, in collaboration with Deutschlandfunk Kultur, CAvi-music released the CD A Journey for two with works by Honegger, Skalkottas, Xenakis and Kodály. It is clear that Skalkottas is particularly important to Kadesha. In 2021, Linn Records signed him and in 2022 released the CD Homage à J.S.B.: Works for Violin Solo with Bach’s Partita in D minor, a world premiere of Helena Winkelmann’s Ciaccona, as well as works by Kurtág, Biber, Schnittke and Auerbach. In 2024, the first recording of Giovanni Sollima’s Violin Concerto Tyche was released on the album Suite Italienne, together with CHAARTS Chamber Artists and paired with works by Stravinsky and Vivaldi. The world premiere of Tyche took place at the Boswiler Sommer 2022.
The young violinist performs at major concert halls and renowned festivals throughout Europe. Performances have taken him to the Wigmore Hall London, the Louvre Paris, the Philharmonie Berlin, the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Schubertiade, the Heidelberger Frühling, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival as well as to the opening of the Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin.
He is increasingly in demand with leading chamber orchestras as play/director and has worked with the London Mozart Players, the Aurora Orchestra, the Manchester Camerata, the Netherlands, Scottish and Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestras, as well as the Caerus Chamber Ensemble, which he co-founded. His approach to the classical orchestral canon is informed by his chamber music playing and he often improvises his own cadenzas and ornamentation.
Kadesha is a committed chamber musician, collaborating with renowned musicians such as Martha Argerich, Steven Isserlis, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Nicolas Altstaedt and Antje Weithaas. He is co-founder of the award-winning Trio Gaspard, which regularly appears at festivals and venues around the world. He is also a member of the Kelemen Quartet.
Born in Athens of Albanian and Greek heritage, Kadesha studied from a young age at Musikhochschule Würzburg, followed by Kronberg Academy, where he completed his Masters in 2020. He has studied with Antje Weithaas, Salvatore Accardo, Grigori Zhislin and Ulf Wallin. He studied chamber music with Hatto Beyerle in Hannover and has taken part in masterclasses with Ferenc Rados, Steven Isserlis, Ivry Gitlis, Leonidas Kavakos and Eberhard Feltz. Since summer 2023, Kadesha himself has held a professorship at Bern Academy of the Arts.
He has won prizes at the German Music Competition (2016), Windsor International (2017) and the Leopold Mozart Violin Competition (2013).
Kadesha plays a violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1749) thanks to a private loan.
Season 2024/2025 | Photo: Kaupo Kikkas | Quote: rbbKultur, March 7th 2024
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Recitals with Jonian Ilias Kadesha
26 September 2024
On the next two weekends, Jonian Ilias Kadesha will be playing recitals with several pianists. This Saturday he will be in Icking in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen […]
New album by the Trio Gaspard: Vol. 3 of the Haydn project
10 May 2024
The new album by the Trio Gaspard is being released today on Chandos. Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Vashti Hunter and Nicholas Rimmer are now presenting the third instalment in […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha at the Thüringer Bachwochen
2 April 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is playing two concerts at the Thüringer Bachwochen this week. Tomorrow he will perform at the Bachhaus Eisenach and on Thursday at the Michaeliskirche Erfurt. […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s New Album ‘Suite Italienne’
9 February 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s new album Suite Italienne is being released today by Linn Records. Together with the Swiss CHAARTS Chamber Artists, he has recorded Stravinsky’s eponymous work from […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha performing with Hofer Symphoniker
18 January 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is in Hof as of today to play a concert with the Hofer Symphoniker tomorrow. Under the direction of Martin Ranja, he will perform Mozart’s […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with Chaarts in Bavaria
25 October 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha and the Chaarts Chamber Artists will play two concerts in Bavaria these days. In Pullach near Munich and Bayreuth in Upper Franconia, they will present […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with the MDR Symphony Orchestra
23 August 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is currently visiting the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig. Under the direction of Martijn Dendievel, he and the musicians will present Simon Lak’s Poème pour violon […]
Trio Gaspard at the Elbphilharmonie
17 August 2023
This weekend, the Trio Gaspard will play a concert in Hamburg at the Elbphilharmonie. As part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Vashti Hunter and Nicholas […]
New album series by the Trio Gaspards
23 June 2023
Today sees the release of the first album in a series of recordings on which the Trio Gaspard has drawn inspiration from various cities. Berlin Stories thus features […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha and the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra
2 May 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha will spend the upcoming weekend with the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra. Under the direction of Johannes Klumpp he will interpret Beethoven’s Violin Concerto op. 61 in […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha: Orchestra Concert in Freiburg and Recital Tour with Herbert Schuch
20 January 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is involved in two exciting projects in the next five days: Together with Herbert Schuch he is starting a recital tour through the south of […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach
4 November 2022
After the great concert yesterday, there is another opportunity to enjoy Jonian Ilias Kadesha at the Landestheater Eisenach tonight at 8 pm. Conducted by Markus Huber, he plays […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha at Beethovenfest Bonn
15 September 2022
Jonian Ilias Kadesha will be performing with the British Aurora Orchestra at the Beethovenfest Bonn tomorrow evening. The exciting concert, in which he will play solo violin as […]
Trio Gaspard – craving for Haydn
15 July 2022
Since their foundation in 2010, Haydn has always been a landmark composer for Trio Gaspard. Today, the first CD of the complete recording of his piano trios is […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s new Album “Hommage à J. S. B.” is out now!
14 June 2022
On 10th June, Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s solo debut album was released on Linn Records, with a programme covering a whole five centuries. A smartly chosen combination of works […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha and Beethoven‘s Violin Concerto
24 February 2021
Jonian Ilias Kadesha was in the United Kingdom last week for a concert with the London Mozart Players in St. Martin in the fields. The video of the […]
New Duo-CD with Jonian Ilias Kadesha
24 July 2020
Jonian Ilisa Kadesha (violin) and Vashti Hunter (cello) have recorded works by Xenakis, Kodály, Honegger and Skalkottas. As of last week, their first duo CD “A Journey for […]
Recitals with Jonian Ilias Kadesha
26 September 2024
On the next two weekends, Jonian Ilias Kadesha will be playing recitals with several pianists. This Saturday he will be in Icking in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha: Selected Programs Play/Conduct
10 June 2024
“Just when you think it can’t be more colourful or charismatic, Kadesha brings more joy, more physicality that is somehow simultaneously slapdash and highly finessed.” (Grammophone, 2024) […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha – Duo Recital Program
3 June 2024
“To regard him simply as a huge talent is not enough; there is an element of pure genius in this young man.” Süddeutsche Zeitung, Harald Eggebrecht N0. […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with CHAARTS Chamber Artists
2 June 2024
Having played numerous concerts together, Jonian Ilias Kadesha and CHAARTS have not only recorded the following programme – except Bach’s respectively Mendelssohns’s Violin Concerto – but also present […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with Vashti Hunter
30 May 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha | Violin Vashti Hunter | Violoncello A journey for two J. S. Bach 15 Two part interventions BWV 772-776 (Selection) Xenakis Dhipli Zyia […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha – solo programs
29 May 2024
“To regard him simply as a huge talent is not enough; there is an element of pure genius in this young man.” Süddeutsche Zeitung, Harald Eggebrecht Hommage […]
New album by the Trio Gaspard: Vol. 3 of the Haydn project
10 May 2024
The new album by the Trio Gaspard is being released today on Chandos. Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Vashti Hunter and Nicholas Rimmer are now presenting the third instalment in […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha at the Thüringer Bachwochen
2 April 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is playing two concerts at the Thüringer Bachwochen this week. Tomorrow he will perform at the Bachhaus Eisenach and on Thursday at the Michaeliskirche Erfurt. […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s New Album ‘Suite Italienne’
9 February 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s new album Suite Italienne is being released today by Linn Records. Together with the Swiss CHAARTS Chamber Artists, he has recorded Stravinsky’s eponymous work from […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha performing with Hofer Symphoniker
18 January 2024
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is in Hof as of today to play a concert with the Hofer Symphoniker tomorrow. Under the direction of Martin Ranja, he will perform Mozart’s […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha: Repertoire Violin
5 December 2023
M. Arnold Concerto for 2 violins and string orchestra op. 77 J. S. Bach Violin concerto in A minor BWV 1041 Violin concerto in E major BWV 1042 […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with Chaarts in Bavaria
25 October 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha and the Chaarts Chamber Artists will play two concerts in Bavaria these days. In Pullach near Munich and Bayreuth in Upper Franconia, they will present […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with the MDR Symphony Orchestra
23 August 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is currently visiting the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig. Under the direction of Martijn Dendievel, he and the musicians will present Simon Lak’s Poème pour violon […]
Trio Gaspard at the Elbphilharmonie
17 August 2023
This weekend, the Trio Gaspard will play a concert in Hamburg at the Elbphilharmonie. As part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Vashti Hunter and Nicholas […]
New album series by the Trio Gaspards
23 June 2023
Today sees the release of the first album in a series of recordings on which the Trio Gaspard has drawn inspiration from various cities. Berlin Stories thus features […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha and the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra
2 May 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha will spend the upcoming weekend with the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra. Under the direction of Johannes Klumpp he will interpret Beethoven’s Violin Concerto op. 61 in […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha: Repertoire Play/Conduct
11 April 2023
Charles Avison Concerto grosso No. 3 Grazyna Bacewicz Concerto for string orchestra J. S. Bach Complete violin concertos Brandenburg concerto No. 4 Bartok Divertimento for string orchestra Rhapsody […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha: Orchestra Concert in Freiburg and Recital Tour with Herbert Schuch
20 January 2023
Jonian Ilias Kadesha is involved in two exciting projects in the next five days: Together with Herbert Schuch he is starting a recital tour through the south of […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha with Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach
4 November 2022
After the great concert yesterday, there is another opportunity to enjoy Jonian Ilias Kadesha at the Landestheater Eisenach tonight at 8 pm. Conducted by Markus Huber, he plays […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha at Beethovenfest Bonn
15 September 2022
Jonian Ilias Kadesha will be performing with the British Aurora Orchestra at the Beethovenfest Bonn tomorrow evening. The exciting concert, in which he will play solo violin as […]
Trio Gaspard – craving for Haydn
15 July 2022
Since their foundation in 2010, Haydn has always been a landmark composer for Trio Gaspard. Today, the first CD of the complete recording of his piano trios is […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s new Album “Hommage à J. S. B.” is out now!
14 June 2022
On 10th June, Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s solo debut album was released on Linn Records, with a programme covering a whole five centuries. A smartly chosen combination of works […]
Jonian Ilias Kadesha and Beethoven‘s Violin Concerto
24 February 2021
Jonian Ilias Kadesha was in the United Kingdom last week for a concert with the London Mozart Players in St. Martin in the fields. The video of the […]
New Duo-CD with Jonian Ilias Kadesha
24 July 2020
Jonian Ilisa Kadesha (violin) and Vashti Hunter (cello) have recorded works by Xenakis, Kodály, Honegger and Skalkottas. As of last week, their first duo CD “A Journey for […]
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