Winner of the prestigious 2026 Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, composer and bandoneonist Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion, known professionally as JP Jofre, is a GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY®-nominated artist of international stature. A native of Argentina and currently based between the United States and South Korea, Jofre has captivated audiences across four continents with his distinctive music and deeply expressive performances.

In demand as both a soloist and chamber musician, Jofre has recorded and collaborated with some of the world’s most renowned artists and ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Paquito D’Rivera, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and United Strings of Europe.

Jofre has achieved a distinction rare among contemporary composer-performers: beyond being at the center of his own performances, his compositions have developed a life of their own, embraced and regularly programmed by leading artists and ensembles at prestigious concert halls and festivals worldwide, including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Dvořák Hall at the Rudolfinum in Prague, among many others. His work has earned recognition from Argentina’s National Endowment for the Arts and the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, as well as GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominations.

 

BBC Music Magazine: "His concerto is arresting and -through the gorgeous Adagio-rather beguiling."

NEW YORK TIMES “The Argentine bandoneon artfully played by J. P. Jofre”

GRAMOPHONE Magazine "Music of great depth and expressively pleasant"