"British-American Clarinettist Jean Johnson
is nothing short of phenomenal."
FANFARE MAGAZINE
JEAN JOHNSON
CLARINETTIST
British-American Clarinettist Jean Johnson is an international collaborator in chamber music programs and as such has played in some of world’s finest venues notably the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Palais des Beaux-Arts. As part of her varied music life, Ms. Johnson is a member of the critically acclaimed trio ensemble, ”Metamorphoses” and forms a duo with pianist Steven Osborne.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Turkish Institute, Amsterdam
Premiere of the new work by Theo Loevendie, plus music by Mozart, Röntgen, and Smit
Scheidam Westvest, Netherlands
Jean Johnson with Metamorphoses and Rubens Consort. Music by Mozart, Klein, and Messiaen
Jeruzalemkerk, Amsterdam
Metamorphoses to premiere a new work by Theo Loevendie, plus a viewing of our documentary about the Dutch music we play and our experience of staying connected during lockdown.
Stockbridge Church, Edinburgh, UK
Travel the World in Song and Dance! Jean Johnson (clarinet) and Ailsa Aitkenhead (piano) present a tuneful lunchtime concert of short pieces fun for the whole family. Music by Cahuzac, Ravel, Piazzolla, Vaughan Williams, Chen Yi, Schumann, and Kovacs.
Doelen Concert- en Congresgebouw de Schouwburgplein
Jean Johnson with Metamorphoses. Music by Mozart, Bruch, Loevendie, Smit, Francaix
Bollington Arts Centre, UK
Jean Johnson and Danny Driver performing repertoire from the British masters and more.
VIDEOS
Jean Johnson and Steven Osborne, Stockbridge Parish Church, 18 Dec, 2020
Selected extracts from Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Brahms Sonata No.1 in F Minor Op.120, and Bernstein Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
RCS Presents: Jean Johnson and Steven Osborne - Company of Donors
A virtuosic, powerful and exciting programme of Weber, Bernstein and Poulenc.
RECORDINGS
Clarinet Sonatas | Brahms, Rózsa
Husband-and-wife team clarinettist Jean Johnson and pianist Steven Osborne come together for a recording of Brahms’ popular Clarinet Sonatas, uniquely paired with the rarer sonatas for clarinet by Miklós Rózsa, in which Johnson steps into the spotlight on her own.
Metamorphoses – Trios for Clarinet, Viola & Piano
Robert Schumann: “Four Fairy Tales” opus 132; Leo Smit: Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano; W. A. Mozart: “Kegelstatt” Trio kv498; Jean Françaix: Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano
PRESS REVIEWS
“British-American clarinettist Jean Johnson is nothing short of phenomenal.”
Fanfare Magazine
“Brings out the expressive character of every phrase…exceptional leggiero playing…beautifully paced…style and spirit.”
Gramophone Magazine
“sense of freedom and flair…. Bounding with energy and purposeful intent”
The Scotsman Newspaper, Edinburgh
“…fine recording by the poised clarinetist Jean Johnson. Beautiful renditions of Brahms’s Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 round out this lovely album.”
The New York Times
“Her chastity and implied sensuality comes forth strongly in the ensuing A-flat Major Andante…Johnson’s playing strikes me as particularly seamless as well as piquant.”
Audiophile Audition
“Johnson plays with a personal intensity buttressed by selective use of vibrato. …easily communicates the late-autumn intimate sensibility.”
Concert Review
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