Dunedin bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu continues his globe-trotting career next month, performing in Mozart’s Requiem with the Swedish Radio Orchestra at the Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo on June 15. Jonathan has won numerous international awards including the 2002 Kathleen Ferrier award and the 2002 Royal Philharmonic Society’s Award for Young Artist of the Year. Jonathan is a New Zealand-born Samoan, brought up in Dunedin. He studied both Law and Music at the University of Otago and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1999. He completed three years study at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in July 2002, taking with him the College’s highly esteemed gold medal. Now in his early 30s, Jonathan has won his place on the world’s stage and is now one of the most sought-after talents on the international concert, operatic and recital circuit.
