Jonathan Bass

Symphony Guest Artist | Appleton, WI

A native of Washington Island, WI, USA, Jonathan Bass continued his studies in piano performance in 2024-2025 under Professor David Lively at the École normale de musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot, supported by a Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley scholarship. Jonathan graduated summa cum laude from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, where he was named a winner of the concerto competition, the Marjory Irvin Prize, and the Margaret Gary Daniels Keyboard Performance Award. Jonathan held a Lawrence University Accompanying Fellowship and is active as both a soloist and collaborative pianist. Jonathan studied with Dr. Michael Mizrahi at Lawrence and with Dr. Michael Coonrod at Interlochen Arts Academy. A winner of the Wisconsin MTNA competition, Jonathan is also an alumnus of numerous summer music festivals, including Rocky Ridge, Brevard, the Gijón International Piano Festival, and the Decoda Chamber Music Festival, for which he was awarded a full-tuition fellowship.

Jonathan was a student at Birch Creek from 2014-2020, where he was mentored by Jodie DeSalvo. He began his musical education on Washington Island at age three with lessons from Diane Kahlscheuer and is extremely grateful for the unfailing support that Door County has shown him ever since.