The violinist of the Castagneri Trio, Jonathan Goya has also presented recitals featuring a variety of chamber music with vocalists and string, wind, and piano players, and has premiered works for viola by Christopher Biggs, Gino Migliazza, Kevin White, and Brenda Willer. Jonathan has served in principal roles on violin and viola for several orchestras including the University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Northern Arizona Youth Orchestra, and Five Seasons Festival Orchestra. He competed at the 2008 Primrose International Viola Competition, and was a finalist in the 2008 Beijing International Music Festival and 2007 Tucson Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competitions. Jonathan completed his Bachelor of Music degree as a student of Hong-Mei Xiao at the University of Arizona in 2008, and is currently studying with violinist Robert Waters and violist Roger Chase.

Jonathan’s violin was made in Paris by Andreas Castagneri in 1750, and his viola was made in Neukirchen by Carl Friedrich Ficker in 1807.