BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:155@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20260115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260113T154453Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/carter-johnson/ SUMMARY:Carter Johnson DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nTickets are available through the Artis—Naples box office\nPhone: 239-597-1900\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrated for his warm stage p resence\, compelling musical personality\, and provocative repertoire choi ces\, Canadian pianist Carter Johnson is known for making classical music speak to all kinds of audiences. With playing described as ”sincere\, co mmunicative\, and intelligent”\, “drop-dead gorgeous”\, and even “ the greatest thing since sliced bread” (Gramophone)\, Johnson’s compet ition laurels include being a finalist in the 2025 Van Cliburn Internation al Competition (the first Canadian in history to do so)\, the first prize winner of the 2025 Dublin International Competition\, and the silver medal ist in the 2024 Gina Bachauer International Competition. First prizes in o ther international competitions include the 2023 Concours Hauts-de-France\ , the 2021 International Competition of Polish Music\, the 2020 Valsesia I nternational Competition\, the 2024 Heida Hermanns International Competiti on and the 2023 Weatherford College International Competition. Other award s include the prize for the most promising pianist not proceeding to the f inal in the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition\, a finalist prize in the 2023 Walter Naumburg Competition\, the best performance of the com missioned work in the 2024 Gina Bachauer Competition\, and the best chambe r music performance in the 2025 Dublin Competition. Johnson rose to promin ence in his home country when in 2018 he was declared the winner of two of Canada’s most important national competitions\, garnering both the gran d prize in the OSM Competition and the first prize in the CMC Stepping Sto ne competition.\n\nJohnson has performed with orchestras including the Mon tréal Symphony Orchestra\, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra\, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra\, the Orchestre Métropolitain\, the Utah Symphony\, the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Victoria Symphon y Orchestra\, and the Orchestra of the Americas. Venues in which he has pe rformed include the Maison Symphonique\, the Chan Centre for the Performin g Arts\, Bass Performance Hall\, the Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Str eet Y\, the Shenzhen Concert Hall\, Salle Bourgie\, and the Warsaw Nationa l Philharmonic Hall. Johnson maintains  a close relationship with Angela Hewitt\, who has been an important mentor and chamber music partner ever s ince first hearing him perform Bach in Leipzig.\n\nEqually at home in the worlds of solo\, concerto\, chamber\, and vocal music\, Johnson has a part icular interest in bringing light to lesser-explored parts of the repertor y. Although his closest affinity is with the music of J.S. Bach and Robert Schumann\, in the concert hall he is also a strong proponent of many comp osers of the earlier 20th century\, including Paul Hindemith\, Dmitri Shos takovich\, Francis Poulenc\, Charles Ives\, Alfred Schnittke\, Grażyna Ba cewicz\, and Karol Szymanowski. An avid connoisseur of art song\, he has e xperience as a vocal coach and is enthusiastic about languages. Johnson’ s own secondary instrument work has included studies in oboe\, voice\, and harpsichord.\n\nTrained in elocution as a teenager\, Johnson holds an ATC L with distinction in speech and drama from Trinity College London\, and h e regularly brings this expertise to his recitals in his discussions on th e music that is being played — for audiences\, they continue to be a hig hlight of his performances. This skill was recognized in the 2023 Sydney I nternational Piano Competition\, where he was awarded the Best Program Pre sentation in the Semifinal for his program design and verbal introductions . His performances of Poulenc’s setting of L’histoire de Babar le pét it éléphant\, in which he plays the role of both pianist and narrator\, are particularly beloved by audiences of every age and background.\n\nBorn in 1996 on Vancouver Island\, Canada\, Johnson began the study of piano a t age 5 with Shelley Roberts\, with whom he had the privilege of studying both performance and pedagogy for over 12 years. After continuing his stud ies with Michelle Mares\, he completed a Bachelor of Music with Mark Ander son at the University of British Columbia. He then received a Master of Mu sic from the Juilliard School under the direction of Joseph Kalichstein an d Matti Raekallio\, and continued to the Yale School of Music where he com pleted a Master of Musical Arts with Wei-Yi Yang. He is continuing studies at Yale where he is currently a post-resident in the DMA program.\n\nJohn son resides in Connecticut with his wife Hannah and their sons Preston and Ambrose\, where he maintains a busy schedule as a concert artist. He and Hannah enjoy cooking together\, gardening\, watching good films\, and spen ding time outside as a family enjoying the beauty of New England.\n\n\n\n\ n\nProgram\nClaude Debussy: from Préludes\, livres I &\; II\n“Genera l Lavine”\nLa sérénade interrompue\nCanope\nLudwig van Beethoven: Sona ta no. 24 in F-sharp major\, op. 78 (“à Thérèse”)\nPaul Hindemith: Sonata no. 3 in B-flat major\nIntermission\nRobert Schumann: Davidsbündle rtänze\, op. 6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2025/09/GPS_carter-johnson-final-prokofiev_Cliburn-scaled.jpeg?f it=2560%2C1680&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Daniels Pavilion)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\, N aples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\ , Naples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Arti s—Naples (Daniels Pavilion):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250906T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR