About
Currently Principal Flute of the Estonian National Opera (ENO), young Jonathan Henderson (AYO 2010) is an old-hand at auditioning. His achievements include solo appearances with ENO, Tallinn Chamber & Baltic Youth Orchestras, participating in the BBC Proms and receiving numerous study scholarships. ‘The audition to study in Germany was extremely competitive – 100 candidates for a handful of places. It took a lot of positive thinking to not let the neighbouring candidate (firing off Jean-Jean etudes at 100 miles an hour) intimidate me!’ What got Jonathan through the audition? ‘I tried to give a convincing performance by focusing on the musical ideas I wanted to deliver.’ Most challenging performances with ENO? ‘The Puccini Operas, with only one rehearsal. I sweated blood and water and played around the clock – but my colleagues gave me great confidence.’