Jonas Bless is a Swiss clarinettist, currently studying with Prof. Paolo Beltramini at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. He is the winner of the Yamaha Foundation of Europe Woodwind Competition 2018 and a Recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship for Music by the U.S. Department of State.
He has played concerts with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and Biel-Solothurn Symphony Orchestra. He has played chamber music performances all around Switzerland, including KKL Lucerne. Additionally, he is freelancing with other ensembles such as the Valiant Orchestra at the Murten Festival or various operetta and musical companies.
Outside of his own playing, he is the head of the music department on the board of 'Schwyz Kultur Plus' where he is the artistic director of state funded concert series 'Kommentierte Konzerte' that has seen performances of both chamber music, orchestral and opera projects. Furthermore he teaches clarinet in three music schools around Switzerland, conducts two orchestras and has been guest conductor for various ensembles in Switzerland.