Johannes Moser

JOHANNES MOSER
CELLIST
With a brilliant technique and charismatic flair, German-born Johannes Moser has set himself apart as one of the most compelling cellists of his generation whose impassioned playing is filled with personality and emotion. He has been hailed as “greatly gifted” by the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times described him as an “imaginative soloist . . . finding internal conversations, lyrical insights and even humor in the solo part.”
Johannes has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic and Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin. He works regularly with conductors of the highest level including Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Jurowski, Franz Welser-Möst, Christian Thielemann, Pierre Boulez, Krzysztof Penderecki, Neeme Jarvi and Paavo Jarvi.
His North American schedule for 2008-2009 includes a return to the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert Blomstedt and debuts with the Toronto Symphony with Gunther Herbig, St. Louis Symphony with Ed Gardner, Cincinnati Symphony with Alan Gilbert, and Seattle Symphony with Gerard Schwarz. He returns to New York and Chicago for recital appearances at Lincoln Center and the University of Chicago. This season also sees his third tour of Japan and engagements with the Israel Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Scottish, RTE National Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Essen Philharmoniker. In Fall 2009, Johannes will make his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and Bucharest under the baton of Mariss Jansons.
Last season, in addition to return performances with the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic, Johannes made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst at the Blossom Festival, where the Cleveland Plain Dealer said he “played with agile brilliance and vast expressive character.” In Spring 2008, he played chamber concerts with Midori and friends at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, and in summer 2008, he joined Midori and Jonathan Biss on a tour of trio concerts in Europe.
Other highlights of previous seasons include appearances with the Vancouver Symphony, Colorado Symphony, SWR Stuttgart, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Saarbrücken, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Malmo Symphony Orchestra and a tour of Italy with Riccardo Muti and the Cherubini Orchestra. Johannes has performed at many festivals including the Verbier Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Gstaad Festival, Kissinger Summer Festival, Rheingau Music Festival, as well as the Colorado Music Festival and Brevard Music Festival.
Born in Munich in 1979 as a dual citizen of Germany and Canada, Johannes began studying the cello at the age of eight and became a student of Professor David Geringas in 1997. He won first prize in the 2000 Davidoff Competition in Riga, the 2001 Mendelssohn competition in Berlin and was the top prize winner at the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition, in addition to being awarded the Special Prize for his interpretation of the Rococo Variations.
Johannes has received two ECHO Klassik awards for his recordings on Hänssler Classics. Released in 2006, his first disc of sonatas by Shostakovich, Weinberg and Boris Tchaikovsky won an ECHO Klassik 2007 award for Young Artist. He received his second ECHO Klassik award in 2008 as Instrumentalist of the Year for his Brahms and his Contemporaries Vol. I album of sonatas by Brahms, Fuchs and Zemlinsky. That recording was followed by Brahms and his Contemporaries Vol. II, an album of Strauss, Herzogenberg and more Brahms. Johannes’ much-anticipated concerto debut disc, which features the complete works of Saint-Saëns for cello and orchestra with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, was released in Fall 2008.
For more information, please visit www.johannes-moser.com.
2008-2009 Concert Schedule
October 11, 2008
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
Sapporo Concert Hall
Martin Turnovsky, conductor
Program:
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
October 13, 2008
RECITAL in Hyogo
Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Akira Wakabayashi, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Variations on Bei Mannern welche Libe fuhlen, from Die Zauberflote
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Takemitsu: “Orion” for cello and piano
Brahms: Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
October 14, 2008
RECITAL in Tokyo
Toppan Hall
Akira Wakabayashi, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Variations on Bei Mannern welche Libe fuhlen, from Die Zauberflote
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Takemitsu: “Orion” for cello and piano
Brahms: Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
October 17, 2008
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Suntory Hall, Tokyo
Dimitri Kitayenko, conductor
Program:
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat minor, Op. 64
October 19, 2008
RECITAL in Nagoya
Nagoya Shirakawa Hall
Program:
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Britten: Tema Sacher
Berio: Les mots sont alles
Henze: Capriccio
Lutoslawski: Sacher Variations
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
November 4 through 7, 2008
Radfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrucken
Program:
Pfitzner: Cello Concerto
R. Strauss: Romance for Cello and Orchestra
November 21, 2008
RECITAL University of Chicago Presents
Mandel Hall
Paul Rivinius, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No.1
Britten: Sonata for cello and piano in C Major, Op. 65
-Intermission-
Takemitsu: “Orion” for cello and piano
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No.2
November 23, 2008
RECITAL Lincoln Center Great Performers Series
Walter Reade Theatre
Paul Rivinius, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Variations for cello and piano in E flat Major on Mozart’s “Bei Männern
Britten: Sonata for cello and piano in C Major, Op. 65
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No.2
December 5/6, 2008
Cincinnati Symphony
Music Hall Cincinnati
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Program:
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
December 11, 2008
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Program:
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major
December 12 through 19, 2008
Chamber Music at the Mehli Mehta Foundation
Program:
Schubert Quintet
December 21, 2008
RECITAL at Harenberg City Hall
Paul Ravinius, piano
Program:
Strauss: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Zemlinsky: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38
January 10, 2009
RECITAL in Fuerth
Paul Ravinius, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 102
Messaien: Louange à l’Éernité de Jesus
Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Takemitsu: “Orion” for cello and piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 102
January 11, 2009
RECITAL in Lindau
Paul Ravinius, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 102
Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello in D minor
Brahms: Lieder
Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 102
January 23/24, 2009
St. Louis Symphony
Powell Symphony Hall
Edward Gardner, conductor
Program:
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
January 29/31, 2009
Seattle Symphony
Benaroya Hall
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Program:
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
February 1, 2009
Seattle Symphony
Recital Hall
Program:
Recital program to be determined
February 18 through 22, 2009
Deutschen Staatsphilharmonic Rheinland-Pfalz
Kaiserlautern (2/19), Worms (2/20), Shaffhausen (2/21)
Program:
Dvorak: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major
March 6, 2009
Radio Telefis Eirann
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Arild Remmereit, conductor
Program:
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major
March 12/13, 2009
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Eden Court Theater (3/12) and The Music Hall, Aberdeen (3/13)
Xian Zhang, conductor
Program:
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
March 26/27/28/29, 2009
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Program:
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
April 2/3, 2009
Brno Philharmonic
Janacek Theatre
Jakub Hrusa, conductor
Program:
Martinu: Cello Concerto No. 1
April 22, 2009
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
James Judd, conductor
Program:
Hindemith: Cello Concerto 1940
May 9 through 11, 2009
Frankfurt Opera Orchestra
Yutaka Sado, conductor
Program:
Shostakovich Cello No. 1 in E-flat minor
May 15/16, 2009
Orquestra Ciudad de Granada
Tate Alamos, conductor
Program:
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major
May 28/30, 2009
Toronto Symphony
Roy Thomson Hall
Gunther Herbig, conductor
Program:
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
June 4 through 15, 2009
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Mann Auditorium / Haifa Auditorium, Tel Aviv
Frübeck de Burgos, conductor
Program:
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
June 18/19/20, 2009
Orquestra Sinfonica de Sao Paolo
John Neschling, conductor
Program:
Hindemith: Cello Concerto
June 23 throuh 26, 2009
Essen Philharmoniker
Stefan Soltesz, conductor
Program:
Dvorak: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
July 11, 2009
RECITAL at Rheingau Music Festival
Paul Ravinius, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 102
Zemlinsky: Sonata for cello and piano
Brahms: Sonata for cello in piano in E minor, Op. 38
July 17 through 20, 2009
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival/CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Program:
C.P.E Bach: Concerto in A Major