BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
pianist | composer
EVENTS
upcoming performances '25-'26 Season
past performances '24-'25 Season
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Johnson- Pimento for solo violin (World Premiere)
Helen Bader Recital Hall
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Milwaukee, WI
OCTOBER 2, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson- Pimento for solo violin (World Premiere)
Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146
OCTOBER 4, 2024 @ 12:00 PM
Johnson- Pimento for solo violin (World Premiere)
Washington Arts Club
2017 I St NW,
Washington, DC 20006
OCTOBER 9, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson- Pimento for solo violin (World Premiere)
Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th St.
New York, NY 10025
FEBRUARY 1, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
Johnson- Ton Yo Han Mek Fashan
Hirshhorn Museum’s Ring Auditorium
Washington, DC
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson- TELL, JONKONNU TELL! (World Premiere)
36 Wigmore Street
London, UK
W1U 2BP
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 @ 8:15 PM
Johnson- TELL, JONKONNU TELL! (Netherlands Premiere)
Piet Heinkade 1
1019 BR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
FEBRUARY 8, 2025 @ 8:15 PM
Johnson- TELL, JONKONNU TELL! (Regional Premiere)
Prinsestraat 42
2513 CE Den Haag
The Netherlands
FEBRUARY 12, 2025 @ 8:15 PM
Johnson- TELL, JONKONNU TELL! (Regional Premiere)
Schouwburgplein 50
3012 CL Rotterdam
The Netherlands
FEBRUARY 12, 2025 @ 4:00 PM
Masterclass - Nuance is Everything: Embracing your Compositional Voice
The Guildhall School of Music
Silk Street, Barbican,
London, UK
EC2Y 8DT
MARCH 5, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Solo Recital
Saint John's on the Lake
1840 N Prospect Ave
Milwaukee, WI
MARCH 7, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
Solo Recital
Grace Lutheran Evangelical Episcopal Church
1209 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202
MARCH 26, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
Johnson-Romance (World Premiere)
117 S Washington St.
Green Bay, WI 54301
APRIL 2, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
Solo Recital
Harwood Place
8220 Harwood Ave,
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
past performances '23-'24 Season
Johnson– Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Seully Hall
Boston, MA
Johnson– Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
Milwaukee, WI
Johnson– Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Mahaney Arts Center
Middlebury, VT
NOVEMBER 3, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Johnson- Pepperpot (World Premiere)
Nataliya Sukhina and Carla Davis-Cash
Crickets Theater (Buddy Holly Hall),
Lubbock, TX
Johnson- Evil's Peak
Departure Duo
Seully Hall
Boston, MA
Johnson- Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Williams College: I/O Festival
Williamstown, MA
Johnson- Praise to the Mother of Jamaican Art
Johnson- Pasa Pasa
Johnson- Si Di Staar Deh!
21st Century Consort
St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
FEBRUARY 2, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson– Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson– Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
FEBRUARY 17, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Johnson– Ton yo han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
MARCH 21, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
BachFest in collaboration with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Bach- Sheep may safely graze
Helen Bader Recital Hall
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Milwaukee, WI
APRIL 28, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
Johnson- Misereatur for String Orchestra
St. Mark's Anglican Church
Craighton, St. Andrew
Jamaica
MAY 15, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Solo Recital
Saint John's on the Lake
1840 N Prospect Ave
Milwaukee, WI
MAY 21, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Solo Recital: An Invitation to the Women's Salon
Helen Bader Recital Hall
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Milwaukee, WI
past performances '22-'23 Season
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 @ 8:30 PM
Johnson– Evil's Peak (European Premiere)
Departure Duo
KM28 , Berlin, Germany
Johnson– Misereatur for String Orchestra (West Coast Premiere)
Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA
Johnson– Wach ya HAYDN
Esther Wang
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 @ 8:00 PM
Johnson– Evil's Peak
Departure Duo
First Church in Jamaican Plain Unitarian Universalist,
Boston, MA
Johnson– Misereatur for String Orchestra
Immaculate Conception High School Symphony Orchestra
Karl Hendrickson Auditorium,
Jamaica College, Kingston, Jamaica
Johnson– Misereatur for String Orchestra
Immaculate Conception High School Symphony Orchestra
Karl Hendrickson Auditorium,
Jamaica College, Kingston, Jamaica
Johnson– From the Playground (World Premiere)
Kim Davenport
First United Methodist Church,
Tacoma, WA
Johnson– Ton yo Han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
National Opera Center,
New York, NY
MARCH 17, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson– Ton yo Han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
A.J. Fletcher Hall,
East Carolina University School of Music, Greenville, NC
APRIL 3, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson– Ton yo Han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Ludwig Recital Hall,
Kent State University, Kent, OH
APRIL 4, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
Johnson– Ton yo Han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Short North Stage, Columbus, OH
APRIL 5, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson– Ton yo Han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Penn State University, State College, PA
APRIL 14, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
Johnson– Ton yo Han mek Fashan
Transient Canvas
Drinko Recital Hall,
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Johnson– Praise to the Mother of Jamaican Art (World Premiere)
Brooklyn Art Song Society
First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Presentation– Cultural Appropriation: Tools Moving Forward
New Music Gathering
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Johnson– Shaat Kot Draa Blod, a Thriller Opera in One Act (World Premiere)
Seattle Opera
Tagney Jones Hall,
Seattle, WA
Johnson– Shaat Kot Draa Blod, a Thriller Opera in One Act (World Premiere)
Seattle Opera
Tagney Jones Hall,
Seattle, WA
Mikhail Johnson Residency Organ Recital
Si Di Staar Deh! (West-Cost Premiere)
Oh Felix Cecilia (World Premiere)
Plymouth Church Seattle
1217 Sixth Avenue,
Seattle, WA
past performances '21-'22 Season
DECEMBER 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Benjamin Crook
Florida State University
Longmire Recital Hall
Tallahassee, FL
Johnson- Wach ya HAYDN?!
JANUARY 9, 2022 @ 1 pm
Mikhail Johnson- Piano Recital
Tacoma Museum of Glass
The Grand Hall
Tacoma, WA
Works by: Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy, C. Schumann and Johnson
MARCH 14, 2022 AT 8:00PM
Transient Canvas
Tufts University: duoFEST
Distler Performance Hall
Medford, MA
Johnson– Ton yo han mek fashan (World Premiere)
Joanna McCoskey Wiltshire and Andy Hudson
International Clarinet Association
Clareidoscope
Johnson- Pasa Pasa (World Premiere)
APRIL 8, 2022 @ 7:30pm
Transient Canvas
UCSB Corwin Series
Karl Geiringer Hall
Santa Barbara, CA
Johnson– Ton yo han mek fashan
Departure Duo
BEYOND THE GRAVE
Santa Cruz Museum of History
Evergreen Cemetery, Santa Cruz CA
Johnson– Evil’s Peak (West Coast Premiere)
Departure Duo
BEYOND THE GRAVE
Santa Cruz Museum of History
Evergreen Cemetery, Santa Cruz CA
Johnson– Evil’s Peak
Departure Duo
BEYOND THE GRAVE
Santa Cruz Museum of History
Evergreen Cemetery, Santa Cruz CA
Johnson– Evil’s Peak
Departure Duo
BEYOND THE GRAVE
Santa Cruz Museum of History
Evergreen Cemetery, Santa Cruz CA
Johnson– Evil’s Peak
Departure Duo
BEYOND THE GRAVE
Santa Cruz Museum of History
Evergreen Cemetery, Santa Cruz CA
Johnson– Evil’s Peak
MAY 14, 2022 @ 7:30pm
Transient Canvas
Boston Conservatory, Boston MA
Johnson– Ton yo han mek fashan
Departure Duo
Festival Hall
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston SC
Johnson– Evil’s Peak (East Coast Premiere)
JULY 1, 2022 @ 1PM
Johnson– Ton yo han mek fashan (West Coast Premiere)
Transient Canvas
Tuscany 11/12
ClarinetFest, Reno NV
Johnson– Two Toy Miniatures (World Premiere)
fivebyfive
Winton Library Branch, Rochester, NY
Johnson– Two Toy Miniatures (World Premiere)
fivebyfive
Lincoln Branch, Rochester, NY
Johnson– Two Toy Miniatures
fivebyfive
Lyell Branch, Rochester, NY
Johnson– Two Toy Miniatures
fivebyfive
Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, NY