The pianist Jonathan Mak is from Toronto, Canada, and began studying piano at the age of three with A. Lai. He made his orchestra debut with the Canadian Sinfonietta just one year later. Mak studied with D. Shapiro at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in piano performance, as well as minors in viola performance and German. Under the tutelage of B. Slutsky, he recently completed his master’s degree and master of musical arts degree in piano performance at the Yale School of Music. In autumn 2022, Mak began his doctoral studies at Rice University, studying with J. Kimura Parker. He has been a guest soloist with numerous orchestras, most notably the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Bulgaria, Manchester Camerata, Orchestra Filarmonica di Udine, and Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra, and has also given recitals in Italy, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, China, Austria, and Poland. An avid chamber musician, Mak has been invited to perform at various festivals including the Festival of the Sound in Ontario, Ottawa Chamberfest, and the Edinburgh International Festival. He has attended various summer festivals, including the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Music Festival, and the Sarasota Music Festival.