“Why we still need Franz Schubert in the modern world” - Graham Johnson OBE

Описание: Graham Johnson OBE (born 10 July 1950) is a British classical pianist and lieder accompanist.

Described as "that peerless song accompanist", Graham Johnson has performed and recorded extensively with the world's leading singers. Johnson is Senior Professor of Accompaniment at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

He was made an OBE in the 1994 Queen’s Birthday Honours list, was created Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the French Government in 2002 and made an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2010.

In 2013 he was awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal and received Honorary Doctorates from both Durham University and the New England Conservatory of Music. In February 2013 Graham Johnson received a special citation and medal from the Jerusalem Music Centre in Jerusalem, Israel, where he also gave master classes in piano accompaniment and took part in several concerts of Lieder by Franz Schubert. In 2014, he was awarded the Hugo Wolf Medal for his services to the art of song.

In 2018 Graham Johnson was awarded the Schubert Prize by the German Schubert Society for his life's work. In February 2021 Graham Johnson was awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) by the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of his “outstanding contribution to the art of German song in Britain.” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised the British pianist’s “tireless commitment to advancing the careers of young talent” and “special contribution to British-German musical friendship”.

Johnson has authored works on the art of Lieder and art song including The Songmakers' Almanac, Twenty Years of Recitals in London (1997), The French Song Companion (2000), Britten, Voice & Piano. Lectures on the Vocal Music of Benjamin Britten (2003), Gabriel Fauré. The Songs and Their Poets (2009) and Franz Schubert. The Complete Songs (2014). 2020 marked the publication of Johnson’s latest book, Poulenc: The Life in the Songs.

26 July, 2023
Recital Hall West