Graham Johnson
- January 5, 2024
- Pianist
Quick Facts
Graham Johnson Biography
| Name | Graham Johnson |
| Birthday | Jul 10 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Zimbabwe |
| Birth Country | Zimbabwe |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Graham Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on July 10, 1950 in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. Expert Lieder accompanist who also made several commercial recordings and traveled the world as an educator on the subject.
His most ambitious recording project was a 37-CD collection of Franz Schubert‘s complete Lieder.
Johnson was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. His father played the piano and the saxophone. In 1967, Johnson began studies at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where his teachers included Harry Isaacs and John Streets. Johnson has acknowledged a 1972 live recital by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten as key in directing his musical career ambitions towards being an accompanist. After leaving the RAM in 1972, he continued studies with Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons.
Johnson was the official pianist at Peter Pears’s first masterclasses at the Snape Maltings, which brought him into contact with Benjamin Britten. In 1976, he formed The Songmakers’ Almanac to explore neglected areas of piano- accompanied vocal music, along with founder singers Felicity Lott, Ann Murray, Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Richard Jackson. The Songmakers’ Almanac has given over 200 programmes throughout its history and has recorded commercially for such labels as Hyperion Records.
His father was a pianist and saxophonist. He and American baritone Brandon Velarde began a civil partnership in 2005.
Graham Johnson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Pianist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Graham Johnson is one of the richest Pianist from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graham Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music beginning in 1967.
He was one of the founders of The Songmakers’ Almanac whose express purpose was exploring obscure piano-accompanied vocal music.
Graham Johnson OBE (born 10 July 1950) is a British classical pianist and Lieder accompanist.
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Johnson was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1994 Birthday Honours list. He was the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year in 1998. In June 2000, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. In 2002, he was created Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. He was granted Honorary Membership in the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2010.
Facts & Trivia
Graham Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Graham Johnson celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.
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.