Jonathan Cohen
Founder & Artistic Director
Jonathan Cohen has forged a remarkable career as a conductor, cellist and keyboardist. Well known for his passion and commitment to chamber music Jonathan is equally at home in such diverse activities as baroque opera and the classical symphonic repertoire. He is Artistic Director of Handel and Haydn Society and Artistic Director of Arcangelo. He is also Artistic Advisor to London Handel Festival. He held the position of Music Director of Les Violons du Roy for 10 years.
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Throughout the 2025/26 season, Jonathan continues to have a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic. With Handel and Haydn Society, he directs their performances of Saul and Messiah, and, in Europe, makes his debuts with Güzernich-Orchester Köln, in a complete performance of Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium; and Helsinki Philharmonic, in Haydn’s Creation. Further debuts include Slovenian Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic and Tampere Philharmonic. He returns to Orchestre de Liege and Glyndebourne Festival Opera for a new production of Monteverdi Orfeo.
Other recent engagements have included Messiah with Houston Symphony, St Matthew Passion with both Rotterdam Philharmonic and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Glyndebourne Festival for a revival of Barrie Kosky’s production of Handel Saul.
Our Team
Julian Forbes
Executive Director
julian@arcangelo.org.uk
+44 7789 755 702
Lydia Brookes
Business Manager
lydia@arcangelo.org.uk
David Clegg
Head of Artistic Personnel & Casting
david@arcangelo.org.uk
+44 7973 862 775
James Halliday
Artistic Adviser & Librarian
james@arcangelo.org.uk
Corinn Billington
Finance Officer
finance@arcangelo.org.uk
Erin Hennessey
Trusts & Foundations Executive
erin@arcangelo.org.uk
Ophelia Amar
Individual Giving Manager
ophelia@arcangelo.org.uk
Nick Ullmann
Orchestra Manager
Board of Trustees
Arcangelo welcomes applications for trusteeship on a rolling basis. If you have a passion for our work and would like to offer your expertise, perspectives and practical assistance to help us to realise our ambitious plans, we would be delighted to hear from you. To read our current Trustee Role Description, including details of how to apply, please use the following link:
Sir Nicholas Kenyon
Chair of the Board of Trustees
chair@arcangelo.org.uk
Jonathan Cohen
Trustee
Professor Clive Potter
Trustee
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”I am Professor of Environmental Policy at Imperial College London working on climate and land use issues but with a life-long passion for early music. I have been a long-standing supporter of Arcangelo and am thrilled to be able to continue doing this now as a trustee."
Carolyn Maddox
Trustee
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"My career has been in private equity with a particular interest in impact investing (achieving social and/or environmental impact as well as profit). I am currently focusing on climate related investments in sub-Saharan Africa. Music has always been part of my life. I was a Choral Scholar and continue to perform as an amateur musician. I love baroque music and it is a pleasure and a privilege to be a Trustee of Arcangelo."
Maren Brandes
Trustee
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"I am a maritime lawyer practising in London and Hamburg. Having grown up in a vicarage in Northern Germany, the music of Bach, Buxtehude and Schütz has always been part of my life. However, I had to find Arcangelo in order truly to appreciate the beauty, delicacy, vibrancy and depth of this music. I am very proud to be supporting an ensemble of such geniality and quality."
Jeremy Honeth
Trustee
Jesus Rio Cortes
Trustee
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"I am a partner at an alternative asset management firm. I have always been passionate about baroque and other forms of early music, and I am extremely excited by the opportunity to support a period ensemble of the quality and commitment to excellence of Arcangelo."
Simon Maynard
Trustee
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"I combine strategic acumen with compelling advocacy to resolve complex commercial disputes. Like persuasive advocacy, great music should grip the listener and entrance them with the beauty and force of its argument. When given expression by Arcangelo that is exactly what it does and it is an honour to be a part of it."