Jonian Ilias Kadesha
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boldness and taste
Violin
Artistic Director, KOSMOS Tirana Music Festival
Artistic Director, CAERUS Chamber Ensemble
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‘Almost no other violinist plays as boldly, unconventionally and yet with such stylistic confidence and taste as Kadesha’
rbbKultur
Jonian Ilias Kadesha brings intellectual curiosity, imagination and stylistic freedom to his music-making. His studies in philosophy and rhetoric inform an instinctive understanding of style, from early music to contemporary repertoire, while his chamber music experience shapes his approach as a soloist and soloist-director. He brings the same curiosity to programming, combining the familiar with the unexpected and he often creates his own cadenzas and ornamentation. A co-founder of Trio Gaspard and CAERUS Ensemble, he has recorded repertoire ranging from Bach, Biber and Vivaldi to Schnittke, Kurtág and contemporary composers.
‘You always have to go back to the score. It’s as simple as that. Always love the music’
