Jonathan Senik, piano

February 26, 2025, 12:15 pm

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Jonathan Senik, piano (photo: Yoel Levy)
Jonathan Senik, piano (photo: Yoel Levy)

Pianist Jonathan Senik perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Mily Balakirev live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

At 22 years of age, Jonathan Senik became a prize-winner at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. Senik was born in Israel and was considered a piano prodigy, since he performed an entire concerto with the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra at the age of eight. He studied with Ms.Yulia Zimin, and was then a student of Dr. Mark Shaviner at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel-Aviv University. Senik won top prizes at many national competitions in Israel and has played with most orchestras in his native country. He has collaborated with many conductors, including Vag Papian, David Loebel and Lahav Shani.

Playlist

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata Op.2 No.2 in A Major

Frederic Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-Flat Major, Op.47

Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy: Islamey