Adam Johnson (Canadian conductor)
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Adam Johnson is a Canadian classical conductor. He is currently music director and principal conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, which is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Education
Johnson obtained a Bachelor of Music in piano performance at the University of Alberta in Edmonton,"UAlberta Performance graduate awarded major conducting role with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra". University of Alberta. Retrieved 26 June 2023.</ref> under the tutorage of Stéphane Lemelin and Jacques Dépres. He obtained a master's degree, an artist diploma under Jean Saulnier and later obtained a doctoral degree under the direction of Jean Saulnier and Marc Durand at the Université de Montréal in Montreal."MSO welcomes new assistant conductor Adam Johnson". The Suburban. Retrieved 26 June 2023.</ref> He concurrently obtained a Prize in orchestral conducting from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal under Raffi Armenian.[citation needed]
Career
Johnson's professional conducting debut was as Resident Conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Calgary, Alberta. [1] He later became Assistant then Resident conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec assisting Kent Nagano for three seasons.[2] He was appointed Music Director of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra in 2023.[3]
Honours
Johnson was awarded the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award for orchestra conducting in 2015 [4] and an OPUS award with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in 2018.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Calgary, Herald (7 June 2013). "CPO names new conductor". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ Bonaparte, A (10 May 2016). "MSO welcomes new assistant conductor Adam Johnson". The Suburban. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Symphonie Fantastique". Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra in Baton Rouge. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ Calgary, Eyeopener (14 July 2015). "CPO conductor Adam Johnson recognized with national award". CBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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