Smithsonian's 21st Century Consort announces Mikhail Johnson as Composer-in-Residence
The 21st Century Consort is very pleased to announce the Jamaican pianist-composer Mikhail Johnson as Composer-in-Residence for the 2026/27 season. This is the first appointment of its kind in the ensemble’s 52-year history.
BBC Radio3 Broadcasts the World Premiere of Tell! Jonkonnu, Tell!
It is with great pleasure present the World Premiere Radio Broadcast of Mikhail's Magnum Opus Tell! Jonkonnu, Tell! that took place at the Wigmore Hall in London Feb 5.
Available until March 22, 2025 BBC Radio 3 host Tom Service called this piece "A 40 minute jaw-dropping, ear-opening panoply of sound and feeling and character... A joyful and confronting cavalcade."
The piece commences at the 38:40 mark but for the new music aficionados the entire program was a real feast
Mikhail's Netherlands Debut with Tell! Jonkonnu, Tell! gets broadcast on NPO Klassik
Tell! Jonkonnu, Tell! made it's Netherlands premiere on February 6th at the Muziekgebouw with the performance being broadcast LIVE on NRT of NPO Klassik radio.
