Jonathan Eyers
Jonathan Eyers is a baritone from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, based in London, UK.
Jonathan was awarded Third Prize at the 2024 Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition. He is an Oxford Song Young Artist, a City Music Foundation Artist, a Britten-Pears Young Artist, and a founding member of Whānau Voices. Recent song performance highlights include recitals at St Martin-in-the-fields and the Armourers’ Hall, the Oxford International Song Festival, the London Song Festival, and recording Detlev Glanert’s Gesang des Achill for BBC Radio3. Passionate about contemporary music, this year Jonathan premiered new song works by Daniel Davis, Emily Hazrati, Nathan Williamson, and Luka Venter.
Jonathan trained as a Young Artist on the Global Talent Programme at the National Opera Studio, generously supported by The Elizabeth Barnard Memorial Bursary. He completed the Opera Studies Course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with Robert Dean and holds a Master of Performance with Distinction from Guildhall and a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at the University of Waikato.