Jon Mendiguchia

Jon Mendiguchia is a double bass player born in 1997, in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque region of Spain. His musical journey began at the age of 4 with piano and solfege lessons. Transitioning to the Double Bass, he studied at the Jesús Guridi Junior Conservatoire under Aleksander Mikolajczyk and later Prof. Julio Cesar Romero, immersing himself in both jazz and classical styles.
In this period he joined the Basque Youth Orchestra, leading to scholarships from the Basque National Orchestra and his professional debut in 2015. Continuing his education, he pursued studies at the Royal College of Music under Prof. Caroline Emery, where he received the entry audition award and took part in various lessons and masterclasses from professors and soloists such as Paul Ellison, Colin Paris, Rodrigo Moro Martin, Joel Quarrington, Rudiger Ludwig, Rick Stotijn and David Allen Moore.
In 2020, Jon joined the Basque National Orchestra as a replacement, followed by joining the Moritzburg Festival academy in 2022 and becoming a member of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in 2023. He is currently pursuing a master's degree at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam under Olivier Thiery and Naomi Shaham. He regularly performs as a freelancer with numerous Dutch orchestras
including Residentie Orkest and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and has worked with numerous world class soloist and conductors such as Jakub Hrůša, Semyon Bychkov, Martha Argerich, Vadim Gluzman, Nikolai Lugansky, Danielle Gatti and Augustin Hadelich amongst others.