Jonian Ilias Kadesha

As a soloist, he has performed throughout Europe, including with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conducted by Sir András Schiff, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Tapiola Sinfonietta and the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov. He has given recitals in venues such as Wigmore Hall, the Louvre, the Berlin Philharmonic and Salle Molière Lyon. He is increasingly
in demand with leading chamber orchestras and has worked with the Netherlands, Irish and Scottish Chamber Orchestras, as well as with the Aurora Orchestra and the Manchester Camerata.

Jonian Ilias Kadesha’s curiosity for repertoire is wide-ranging, as demonstrated by the recordings he has made for Linn Records, featuring the premiere commercial recording of Helena Winkelman’s Ciaccona as well as works by Bach, Biber, Schnittke, Kurtág and Auerbach. In 2017, he founded and assumed the role of artistic director of the Caerus Chamber Ensemble, a flexible ensemble comprising
outstanding instrumentalists from the young generation of European musicians.

Born in Athens, Jonian Ilias Kadesha studied at the Kronberg Academy, where he completed his master’s degree in 2020. He also worked with Antje Weithaas, Salvatore Accardo, Grigori Zhislin and Ulf Wallin. He studied chamber music with Hatto Beyerle in Hannover and has taken part in masterclasses with Ferenc Rados, Steven Isserlis, Ivry Gitlis, Leonidas Kavakos and Eberhard Feltz. His musical style and interpretation are strongly influenced by his studies in philosophy and rhetoric. Jonian Ilias Kadesha plays on the “ex-Moser”’ Guarneri del Gesu of 1743, which is kindly loaned by the private Princess Collection.