Live Romantic Valentine’s:
Grieg’s Piano Concerto Fri 12 – Sat 13 February

The Neapolitan conductor Clelia Cafiero gained international attention with her acclaimed debut at the Chorégies d’Orange in the summer of 2023, where she conducted Carmen with the Orchestre National de Lyon conducted, and in April 2025 through a much-noticed short-term stand-in at the Opéra de Paris with the French version of Don Carlos. 

The 2025/26 season is marked by numerous prestigious debuts. She makes her Australian debut at Opera Australia with Carmen, and will appear for the first time at the Staatsoper Berlin (La Bohème) and the Semperoper Dresden (La Traviata). She also returns to the English National Opera to conduct Carmen as well as a concert program. 

Her international presence on the concert stage continues to grow impressively: she makes her debuts with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, the Orchestre National de France, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. She also returns to the Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie for a series of concerts. 

Already in the 2024/25 season, Clelia Cafiero made further significant opera debuts at the English National Opera (La Bohème), the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège (La Périchole), the Cincinnati Opera (Tosca), and with the Nikikai Opera Foundation in Tokyo (Così fan tutte). Her symphonic debuts that season included appearances with the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Irish National Orchestra, and the Festival Napa Valley.  

From 2022 to 2025, Cafiero served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Opéra de Tours, where she led both opera productions and symphonic concerts. 

In recent years, she has conducted Madama Butterfly at the Opéra de Québec, Carmen and La Traviata at the Opéra de Marseille, Tosca at the Angers-Nantes Opéra and the Opéra de Rennes, and Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Opéra de Tours. She has also appeared in concert with the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Lorraine, and the Orchestra of the Accademia della Scala. She returned to the Chorégies d’Orange to conduct Tosca, and made her debut at the Festival Radio France with Rossini’s Stabat Mater.  

Clelia Cafiero began her musical career as a concert pianist and has performed in renowned halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Philharmonie de Paris. Between 2013 and 2019, she worked regularly as a répétiteur at the Teatro alla Scala. She studied piano and conducting at the conservatories in Naples and Milan, as well as at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Naples – Federico II. 

See Clelia Cafiero conduct Greig’s Piano Concerto with the RSNO on 12, 13 and 14 February 2027.

Acclaimed for his “most assured pianism,” and “natural, songful lyricism” (The Dallas Morning News), pianist and educator Jonathan Mamora strives to uplift and positively influence others using music as a means for service. An Indonesian-American and Southern California native now with a burgeoning performing career, Jonathan’s commitment to service is steadfast—whether playing in church or in the community or on the concert stage. 

Applauded as “a rising star in the piano realm” (New York Classical Review), Mr. Mamora has performed throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and he has enjoyed remarkable recent success, winning first prize at numerous prominent international piano competitions (IPC’s), including: Hilton Head IPC; Scottish IPC; Maria Canals Barcelona IPC; Olga Kern IPC (New Mexico); AntwerPiano International Competition; Dallas IPC; and the Palm Springs IPC (formerly the Virginia Waring).  In May 2025, he was one of 30 elite pianists invited to compete in the Van Cliburn IPC in Fort Worth, TX. 

His May 2023 debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall drew great praise from the New York Concert Review: “Mr. Mamora’s playing itself is larger than life…(with) a technique so solid that it seemed at times that he couldn’t play a wrong note if he tried (and)…an encyclopedic array of dynamics and articulations.” He returned to Weill Hall in October 2025 for another critically praised recital presented by the HHIPC, and other current recital engagements include: the Bachauer Festival in Salt Lake City; Chopin Foundation of the US in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale; the Cleveland Museum of Art; Cliburn Festival America 250 in Ft. Worth; Green Lake Festival in Wisconsin; and the Savannah Music Festival. 

Following his concerto debut at age 13 with the La Sierra University Orchestra, Mr. Mamora has gone on to perform with such orchestras as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, New Mexico Philharmonic, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, and Santa Barbara Symphony, among others. Upcoming concerto engagements include: Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, American Festival Pops Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, and a return with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 

Mr. Mamora has served as a church musician much of his life and currently serves as Organist at La Sierra University Church in Riverside, CA. He often performs as a collaborative pianist for vocalists, instrumentalists, ensembles, and choirs, and has received the Eastman ‘Excellence in Accompanying’ Award. He also values education as an important tool in music making and now serves as Director of Keyboard Studies at La Sierra University. 

Jonathan Mamora is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Douglas Humpherys, whom he served as studio assistant. He received his Bachelor of Music from La Sierra University and his Master of Music from The Juilliard School. His previous piano teachers include Elvin Rodríguez and Hung-Kuan Chen, and organ teachers include Kimo Smith and William Porter. 

See Jonathan Mamora perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the RSNO on 12, 13 and 14 February 2027.