Jonathan Spatola-Knoll

Conductor and Pianist Dr. Jonathan Spatola-Knoll serves as Music Director of the Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra and is an active collaborative pianist for universities, choirs, competitions, and recitals throughout the Puget Sound region.

During his time as Conducting Assistant for Symphony Tacoma, Spatola-Knoll conducted the premiere performance of Elfrida Andrée’s (1841–1929) Intermezzo for Orchestra, using his own scholarly edition prepared from manuscript. He was also the recipient of the Ansbacher Fellowship for Young Conductors, which included a residency at the Salzburg Festival, and the Cascade Conducting Fellowship. Passionate about inspiring young musicians, he has been music faculty at Whitman College and Alma College. He currently teaches at Saint Martin’s University.

An internationally recognized advocate for Andrée, Spatola-Knoll has published editions of her music that have been performed by orchestras on five continents. He has presented research at national conferences in the United States and in Sweden. Recent and upcoming professional highlights include recitals with the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society, engagements as assistant conductor and pianist for Wagner’s Die Walküre with Tacoma Opera, and conducting the U.S. premiere of Andrée’s Suffrage Cantata. This year he will also be Scholar in Residence at Boston University for a world-premiere recording of the cantata with Grammy-winning Parma Records, which Sarah Ioannides will conduct using his edition.