Soloist Jonah Hansen - Cello

F. Mendelssohn - String Sinfonia no. 2,

D. Popper - Hungarian Rhapsody for cello and strings

D. Dykstra- A Short Story

Leoš Janáček - Idyll

Soloist

Jonah Hansen

Sixteen-year-old Jonah Hansen began learning the cello with Victoria Clarke at age five, where he enjoyed chamber music and cello ensembles under her coaching. At age Thirteen, he began to study with Rafael Hoekman. Jonah was the Principal Cello of the Edmonton Intermediate Youth Orchestra in 2016- 2017 and is currently a member of the Edmonton Senior Youth Orchestra.

In June 2019, Jonah won third prize at the CMC 15 years old Strings division in Calgary. He was also selected in November of 2019 to be a semifinalist in the OSM competition in Montreal.

In Jan 2019, Jonah won first prize in the Northern Alberta Concerto Competition Intermediate category and subsequently performed the Saint-Saens Concerto with the Edmonton Youth Orchestra. He has participated in the Kiwanis Music Festival for the past seven years and Fall Festival and received numerous scholarships such as the Alexandra M. Munn scholarship in 2018.

Jonah has also been a prize winner at Alberta’s Provincial Music Festival in 2018 and 2019. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, Jonah attended the Valhalla Fine Arts Summer Camp working with John Kadz, Johann Perron, as well as the Cello and Chamber Music Seminar at the University of Alberta working with Rafael Hoekman and Julie Hereish.

Jonah made his solo debut with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Nov 2019 with Cossette Justo Valdes conducting.

 Jonah occasionally performs with his violinist sister Jillie, for special occasions. He also enjoys playing sports, especially volleyball. He regularly volunteers at the Misericordia hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.