Jonathan Cohen is among the most versatile musicians on the international early music scene, excelling as a cellist, keyboardist, and conductor. He is the founder of the influential period-instrument ensemble Arcangelo.
Cohen was born in Manchester, England, on November 17, 1977. He attended the Royal Northern College of Music, studying with cellist Emma Ferrand, and then moved on to Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied music and graduated in 2000. During the first part of his career, Cohen was active mostly as a cellist, performing with both mainstream and historically...