Jonathan Slaatto is a Norwegian cellist born in Germany in 1977 who grew up in Denmark in a family of professional musicians. He trained with Torleif Thedeen at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, at Edsberg Musikinstitut in Stockholm, and at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, winning prizes at the ARD Competition in Munich, the Melbourne International Music Competition, and the Joseph Haydn Wettbewerb in Vienna. Since 2023 he has held the position of principal cellist with the Odense Symphony Orchestra, and he is a long-standing member of Ensemble MidtVest and the Danish Clarinet Trio.
Slaatto participated in the Dacapo album 'Sehested, Dalberg & Griebel Wandall: Chamber Works' with Ensemble MidtVest, which contains world premiere recordings of music by three Danish female composers from the late Romantic and modern periods.
Slaatto performed Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 at a concert with the Odense Symphony Orchestra in Carl Nielsen Hall, which was broadcast on DR P2.
Slaatto performs in the 2026 season with the Odense Symphony Orchestra in the Pro Musica series, including in the Nyman quartet and Kapustin's Divertissement.
Slaatto took up the position of principal cellist with the Odense Symphony Orchestra.
