Adam Johnson (Canadian conductor)

Adam Johnson is a Canadian classical conductor. He is currently music director of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.[1][2]

Education

Johnson obtained a Bachelor of Music in piano performance at the University of Alberta in Edmonton,[3] under the tutelage of Stéphane Lemelin and Jacques Després. He obtained a master's degree, an artist diploma under Jean Saulnier, and a doctoral degree under the direction of Jean Saulnier and Marc Durand at the Université de Montréal.[4] He obtained a prize in orchestral conducting from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal,[5] where he studied under Raffi Armenian.[6]

Career

Johnson's professional conducting debut was as resident conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Alberta.[7] He later became assistant then resident conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Quebec, assisting Kent Nagano, for three seasons.[8][9] He was appointed music director of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Guelph Symphony Orchestra in 2023.[10][11] He was appointed principal conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de Laval in 2025,[12] where he is now a guest conductor.[13]

Honours

Johnson was awarded the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award for orchestra conducting from the Canada Council in 2015[14] and an Opus Award from the Conseil québécois de la musique alongside the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 2018.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Music Director - Guelph Symphony Orchestra". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Adam Johnson". Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "UAlberta Performance graduate awarded major conducting role with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra". University of Alberta. 29 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Bonaparte, A. (10 May 2016). "MSO welcomes new assistant conductor Adam Johnson". The Suburban. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Biographie Adam Johnson" (PDF). Fédération des harmonies et orchestres symphoniques du Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Rodgers, Caroline (3 July 2018). "L'ÉTÉ CLASSIQUE | L'OSM dans les parcs: 80 ans de concerts en photos d'archives et en souvenirs". Ludwig Van Montreal (in Canadian French). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "CPO names new conductor". Calgary Herald. 7 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Beetham, Sam (28 March 2018). "Talking with Adam Johnson, U of A alum and conducting whiz". The Gateway Online. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Bonaparte, A. (10 May 2016). "MSO welcomes new assistant conductor Adam Johnson". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Monet, Mia (29 June 2023). "Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra hires longtime Montreal conductor to lead orchestra". WBRZ2. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Bellantoni, Santana (26 July 2023). "Adam Johnson is Guelph Symphony Orchestra's new music director". GuelphToday.com. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Brunet, Alain (24 October 2025). "Meet Adam Johnson, The OSL's New Principal Conductor and Artistic Director". PAN M 360. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Adam Johnson". OSL (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "CPO conductor Adam Johnson recognized with national award". CBC News. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Ouimet, Pascale (3 February 2019). "The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal wins production of the year - young audience for Ensemble à tout coup!" (PDF) (Press release). Montreal: OSM. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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