Jonathan Aner is a founding member of three different ensembles:
- The Oberon Piano Trio (Violin, Cello & Piano)
- The Brillaner Duo (Clarinet & Piano)
- The Esprit Trio (Soprano, Clarinet & Piano)
In this page you will find some more information about those ensembles:
| "Sound, music. Come, my queen, take hands with me, and rock the ground whereon these sleepers be." (William Shakespeare – Midsummer Night’s Dream) The three musicians shared years of musical experiences during their studies at the conservatories of Luebeck and Hanover as well as in the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. However, it was not until 2006 that they decided to join efforts and founded the Oberon Trio. Since then, the trio has successfully toured Germany, Italy, Israel and Egypt and been broadcast on numerous radio stations. The German magazine Das Orchester praised one of their performances as "...an enormous interpretative achievement, attesting to this new ensemble's deep maturity and command of style". In 2007, they were accepted into the prestigious chamber music program under the tutelage of the Alban Berg Quartett at the Cologne Conservatory. Since 2009, the trio has been studying with the Artemis Quartett in Berlin. |
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The Oberon Trio welcomes historical instruments and historical practice, as well as the unconventional playing techniques and genre-bending at times called for in the works of their contemporaries. |
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Shirley Brill - Clarinet, Jonathan Aner - Piano “One soul and one breath, their performance was a completely sublime experience…” Praised as a “marvellously harmonious duo” (Berliner Morgenpost), the Brillaner Duo exemplifies the scientifically proven fact that the clarinet’s warm and humanly sound blends into the piano better than any other instrument. |
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Their programs encompass the breadth of the clarinet-piano repertoire (featuring masterpieces of Brahms, Schumann, Weber, Poulenc) as well as the duo’s own arrangements for this medium (such as Mozart and Janacek’s violin sonatas). The duo is also passionate about contemporary music, and has premiered numerous pieces of young composers. The duo has taken part in the Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), Radio France (Montpellier, France) Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the Bangalow (Australia) Music Festivals, and collaborated with leading ensembles such as the Borromeo and the Jerusalem String Quartets. Committed to the engagement of new audiences, the duo often presents moderated concerts in a variety of community settings. Recently they have served on the faculty at the Yellow Barn Festival’s Young Artists Program and coached master classes in various conservatories and universities in Australia (including at the Melbourne University and the Australian National Academy of Music), USA (Boston Conservatory) Italy (Mahler Academy in Ferrara), Switzerland, Canada and Israel (Jerusalem Music Centre). The Brillaner Duo can be heard on numerous radio stations, including WQXR in New York, WGBH and many prominent radio stations in Europe (Bayerischer Rundfunk, Radio Suisse Romande, DeutschlandRadio Kultur) and in Israel. . Please click here to visit Shirley Brill's Website |
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The Esprit Trio, one of Israel’s most dynamic ensembles, is comprised of soprano Chen Reiss, clarinetist Shirley Brill, and pianist Jonathan Aner. After performing together as two separate duos (Ms. Reiss and Mr. Aner collaborating for over a decade, and Ms Brill and Mr Aner as the Brillaner Duo since 1999), it seemed only natural to join talents and form the Esprit Trio. Since its inception in 2004, the Esprit Trio has performed in such prestigious halls as the Berliner Philharmonie, Schloss Nymphenburg, Ludwigsburger Schloss, to name but a few. As individuals they have also performed as soloists with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the Baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta. They have all been, for much of their studies and careers, recipients of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and of the Ronen Foundation grants. |
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- Described as “a stunning Gilda” by Opera News, and “a hugely talented artist” by Florida’s Sun-Sentinel, Soprano Chen Reiss recently made an impressive series of appearances including debuts at the Salzburg Festival, Teatro alla Scala, Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich), Semperoper (Dresden), Florida Grand Opera and the Israeli Opera. |
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