Jonathan Mui was born in Hong Kong in 1991 and started playing the violin at the age of five. He

has studied with internationally renowned teachers such as Shi-xiang (Peter) Zhang, Charmian

Gadd, and Ole Bøhn. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Music with first class honours from the

Sydney Conservatorium. During his studies, he served many times as concertmaster of the

Conservatorium Chamber and Symphony orchestras. As a recitalist and chamber musician, he

has performed with such artists as Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Geir Henning Braaten, Daniel

Herscovitch, and David Fulmer.

Jonathan was the first prize winner at the 2006 Ku-Ring-Gai concerto competition (NSW), the

2007 National Youth Concerto competition (Queensland), the 2007 Kendall National Violin

Competition, and the Gisborne International Music Competition (NZ) in December 2010. He was

invited back to New Zealand in January 2011 to perform at the Australian High Commission in

Wellington. Jonathan participated in the Lausanne Summer University chamber music seminars in

2011, and gave solo and chamber music concerts in Oslo at the Vigeland Museum concert series

in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He has also performed in Brazil: at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro

in 2011, and later at the Santa Catarina Music Festival in 2014. In 2012 he was also invited to

participate at the Carl Nielsen International Competition in Odense, Denmark.

As a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), he went on the international tour in 2013,

performing under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach and with soloist Joshua Bell in such venues

as the Sydney Opera House, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Berlin Konzerthaus and the Menuhin

Festival in Gstaad. As part of AYO Chamber Players, Jonathan has also performed at the Musica

Viva Festival in Sydney in 2013, and received chamber music coaching from Lambert Orkis.

With the onset of focal dystonia in late 2013, Jonathan has unfortunately needed to withdraw from

performance. He turned his focus towards teaching, composing and arranging music. In March

2015, Jonathan conducted a program of his own arrangements for a charity concert held at

Sydney Town Hall for children with disabilities. He was delighted to accept the Watermark

Composition Prize in 2015 for his solo violin piece, Rhapsody No. 2. In February 2017, pianist

Nicholas Young gave the world premiere of his Three Concert Pieces for solo piano in the Utzon

Room at the Sydney Opera House. In 2018, Jonathan received first class Honours in Pure

Mathematics from the University of Sydney, where he now continues as a masters research

student and tutor.