ADAM JOHNSON
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Prior to his tenure in Montréal, Johnson served for three seasons with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, initially as Resident Conductor (2013-2015), and subsequently as Associate Conductor (2015-2016). He has also guest-conducted the Edmonton, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Saskatoon, Regina, Guelph and Thunder Bay symphony orchestras, as well as Symphony Nova Scotia, l’Orchestre du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, and l’Orchestre symphonique de l’Estuaire. Internationally he has conducted the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsorhester Rheinische Philharmonie and members of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg.
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September 2018
Sept. 17-20 Adam Johnson takes part in a tour of northern Québec with the OSM and the new opera Chaakapesh.
Sept. 30 He leads preparatory rehearsals for Chaplin's City Lights with the OSM.
August 2018
Patricia Kopatchinskaja joins Adam Johnson and an all-star roster for a performance of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire in Montreal's Place des Arts.
Adam Johnson conducts the inaugural performance of the Symphonie de la Virée featuring musicians from throughout Québec, as part of the OSM's Virée Classique.
Preparatory rehearsals for the new opera Chaakapesh.
July 2018
Adam Johnson takes part in a historical tour with the OSM for performances of Penderecki's St. Luke Passion at the Lanaudière Festival, then in Krakow, Poland, and finally the legendary Salzburg Festival. The OSM is the first Canadian ensemble to be invited to perform at the Salzburg festival.
June 2018
Adam Johnson has assisted Maestro Kent Nagano in a Beethoven festival featuring all nine of the great master's symphonies in a single week with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. Johnson and Nagano have also been working with Carl Talbot on editing the upcoming release of the OSM's next album featuring the music of John Adams. Article on the upcoming summer concerts with Adam Johnson and the OSM: Join Maestro Johnson, the OSM, and anticipated crowds of more than 10 000 spectators for two outdoor concerts in Brossard July 4th and Parc Jarry on July 10th!
May 2018
Adam Johnson will be conducting the opening concert next season of the Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivières, in an exciting program featuring The Planets by Gustav Holst. Further information can be found at http://www.ostr.ca/images/COMMUNIQUE-OSTR-Saison_2018-2019_8d162.pdf
March 2018
Adam Johnson makes his debut with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ), reprising the award winning performances with André Sauvé that premiered with the Adam Johnson and the OSM in July of 2017.
February 2018
Maestro Johnson makes his second return of the season to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra to lead an all-Dvorak program, followed by an educational concert called Wall to Wall Percussion featuring Vern Griffiths. Tickets: EdmontonSymphony.com
January 2018
The New Year begins with Maestro Johnson leading the McGill Symphony Orchestra in a week of rehearsals on Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, Beethoven's First Piano Concerto, and Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite. The month ends with the creation of educational concert performances called Together on the Beat, with Toronto percussion quartet TorQ, and the OSM.
December 2017
Maestro Johnson's third return to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in as many seasons was a resounding success. Stay tuned for two more programs with the ESO in February 2018; tickets available at EdmontonSymphony.com.
November 2017
Adam Johnson and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal performed for 80 000 students as part of a broadcast live concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of Quebec's CEGEP college system.
