Jonathan Mattson

Pianist Jonathan Mattson has utilized his talents and expertise as active soloist, collaborator, and chamber musician. He’s played with orchestras including the Dakota Valley Symphony Orchestra, and Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras, and played at important venues including Burnsville’s Ames Center and St. Paul’s Landmark Center. Jonathan has consistently shown a dedication to traditional classical repertoire and possesses a passion for new and innovative music.

In 2016 and 2018, Jonathan played recitals throughout Minnesota and Kansas with programming including Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, Sonata in B Minor, and Chopin’s Preludes. As chamber musician, Jonathan has played important works such as the Franck Sonata, and Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2. He’s frequently collaborated with vocalists, flutists, and violinists, amassing a large repertory in these areas. In addition to a substantial catalog of standard repertoire, Jonathan is building a repertoire with a focus on new music. His repertoire has expanded to include Arnold Schoenberg, Olivier Messiaen, Julia Wolfe, and Morton Feldman. In May of 2021, Jonathan performed Morton Feldman’s 90-minute work, Triadic Memories. In 2022, 2023, and 2024 he also performed solo recitals at First Presbyterian Church in Rochester, Minnesota. and performed for the Rochester Music Guild’s Lunch and Learn Series in the summer of 2024.

In 2019, Jonathan won the Edythe McNown Memorial Piano Scholarship in the Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarship Contest, and a KCMC Scholarship in the Kansas City Music Club Auditions. He has participated in international competitions including the Wideman International Piano Competition, and Hellam Young Artists’ Competition.

Jonathan has seven years of experience as a teacher and has worked with students of various ages and skill levels. Jonathan always designs a curriculum based on each student’s needs and strives to help them achieve their personal goals. His students have participated in local recitals
as well as state competitions.

Jonathan received a B.M. in piano performance from the University of Kansas, and an M.M. in piano performance at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts.