Jonathan performs in his home in North Carolina on his Stretto piano!
Program:
Rachmaninoff: Moment Musicaux #4
Brahms: Intermezzo Op.117 No.2
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Jonathan Mataragas lives in North Carolina and works from home as a fund accountant. He started playing the piano as a teenager with a cheap keyboard he borrowed from his grandmother. He initially was interested in learning piano because of progressive rock music, but eventually shifted to classical, especially after watching the film, The Pianist, which was his first introduction to the music of Chopin. He was going to school for music but changed his mind and thought it was better to keep it as a hobby. He got back into more serious practice in 2022 after deciding he would get a new piano with a 5.5 action, so he wouldn't be limited by hand size anymore.