Jonathan Wintringham, saxophone
Sunday November 13, 2022
5:00 PM
“A major force in the saxophone world” -American Record Guide
Jonathan Wintringham, saxophone
Michael Djupstrom, piano
Clancy Newman, cello
“A major force in the saxophone world,” (American Record Guide) Jonathan Wintringham has been described as “absolutely stunning...nothing short of a virtuoso,” (‘The Sax’ Magazine, Japan) and “a saxophonist of unusual sophistication...changing his color in ways so sensitive that he bordered on alchemist” (Philadelphia Inquirer). “Possessing a confidence and grace that comes from somewhere beyond experience,” (Arizona Daily Star) “he phrases with an artistic awareness well beyond his years” (ARG). He is in demand as a performer and educator, presenting throughout the United States, Canada, China, England, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea. Guided by a strong desire to collaborate with living composers, Jonathan has contributed to the addition of over forty new works for saxophone.
Emerging as a leading performer of his generation, he won first-place awards in more than twenty competitions, including the MTNA National Chamber Music and Young Artist Competitions, Chamber Music Yellow Springs, Astral Artists, and several professional and collegiate concerto competitions. He received the S&R Foundation’s Washington Award for “dynamism, vision and exceptional creativity”; a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music for demonstrating “outstanding performing abilities”; Eastman’s John Celentano Award for “excellence in chamber music”; the Teaching Assistant Prize for “excellence in teaching”; and he was selected as the first saxophonist to join the MPhil Artist’s Roster based in Vienna, Austria.
Wintringham presents at musical institutions worldwide, including the Eastman School of Music (US), London College of Music (England), Central Conservatory (China), Shanghai Conservatory (China), Kunitachi College of Music (Japan), and more. He was the first Artist in Residence at the Zennor Music Series in Cornwall, England, and the first classical saxophonist to be featured on APM's Performance Today: Young Artists in Residence. He was interviewed and has performed for several other television and radio shows, and his debut CD, Walimai, was broadcast internationally, including on England’s BBC and Japan’s FMN1.
In addition to his duo with composer and pianist Michael Djupstrom, Wintringham performs regularly as a member of the Bando/Wintringham Duo, a Tokyo-based chamber ensemble active since its formation in 2009. The duo’s debut album was released in May 2015 in Tokyo’s Izumi Hall, and their latest project paired them with trailblazing composer Jonathan Russell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble for the premiere of Russell’s new double-concerto, Fantasy on Five. He is a founding member of the award-winning chamber ensemble, the East End Quartet, and his former award-winning chamber ensemble, The Catalina Quartet, can be heard commercially on Arizona University Recordings. Wintringham served as a member of additional recording and award-winning ensembles including the Presidio Saxophone Quartet, and the trio, Trikaya.
Wintringham is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the International Saxophone Academy. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, a Master of Music degree, and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. His past instructors include Chien- Kwan Lin, Timothy McAllister, Nobuya Sugawa, Masato Kumoi, Kelland Thomas, Scott Wright, and Asako Inoue.