Piano Solo Appearances
Craig Randal JohnsonMusic Performed:
Finnish recitals have typically featured music by Rautavaara, Kokkonen, Melartin, Erik Bergman, Kaipainen, Sibelius, Toivo Kuula, Madetoja, Matti Tuhkala and others.
American composers include: Robert Carl, David Macbride, David Vayo, Wynn-Anne Rossi, Elizabeth Austin, Brian Grundstrom, Judith Shatin, Libby Larsen and others.
Other composers represented have included Carl Nielsen, Gershwin, Ravel, Beethoven, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, and Hanns Eisler.
LINKS: See the Review CD Piano Music from Finland
Please visit the Finnish and Nordic Programs/ Events page for additional information.
Haus und Garten Konzert / Solo Recital
Hannover (Kleefeld)/ Germany
10. July 2009
Theme: "Finnische Klaviermusik mit deutschen Einflüßen"/ Finnish piano music with German influences
Music composed by Rautavaara, Kokkonen, Aarre Merikanto, Melartin, Bergman, Sibelius
Leinestern Verleihung/ 10 Jahre Jubiläum des Freiwilligenzentrums Hannover/ Solo Piano Music
Maritim Airport Hotel/ Hannover - Langenhagen, Germany
4. July 2009
Music composed by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Scott Joplin, Wynn-Anne Rossi
"Finnish Piano Fantasy" at FinnFest 2008
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
July 25, 2008
Duluth, MN
Conference: THE FINNISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SEMINAR
“Suomen Innokkaat Sisukkaat Ulkosuomalaiset” (SISU)
August 10, 2006
University of Minnesota/ Duluth MN
Nordvendt Concert Series
Trinity Lutheran Church
April 9, 2006.
Minneapolis MN
Lecture/ Performance: Seventh Nordic Spirit Symposium at California Lutheran Univ.
‘The Piano as a Contemporary Voice in Scandinavian Culture’
February 18, 2006
Thousand Oaks CA
Recent Piano Music
Fine Arts Theatre at Southwest Minnesota State University
November 29, 2004
Marshall MN
Recent Piano Music:
The Hartt School/ Presented by the Institute of Contemporary American Music
September 29, 2004
Hartford CT
Piano Music from Finland
James W. Mann Performing Arts Center
February 7, 2004
New York Mills MN
Solo Recital
Presented by Marquette Community Concerts
Kaufmann Auditorium
February 14, 2003
Marquette MI
Piano Music from Finland, at FinnFest 2002
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall at the University of Minnesota
August 8, 2002
Minneapolis, MN
Rhapsody in Blue in an appearance with the Fridley City Band
St. William’s Catholic Church
January 20, 2002
Fridley MN
Nordvendt Concert Series
Mindekirken Norwegian Church
November 19, 2000
Minneapolis MN
Piano Music from Finland
Finnish Hall
Presented by the Finnish American Heritage Society
November 5, 1999
Canterbury CT
Piano Music from Finland
The Hartt School/ Presented by the Institute of Contemporary American Music
November 3, 1999
Hartford CT
Piano Music from Finland
Estonia House
Presented by the Finnish American Society of the Midwest
October 31, 1999
Lincolnshire IL
Piano Music from Finland
Westbrook Auditorium
Illinois Wesleyan University
October 28, 1999
Bloomington IL
Music of Sweden, Norway and Finland
Delgado College
September 16, 1999
New Orleans LA
Guest Recital
Ralph R. Pottle Auditorium
Southeastern Louisiana University
September 14, 1999
Hammond LA
Recital
Raahesali
Presented at the time of the 350th Anniversary of the City of Raahe
May 25, 1999
Raahe, Finland
Piano Music from Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Grace Lutheran Church
April 25, 1999
Palo Alto CA
Piano Music from Finland
Finnish American Home Association/ Heritage Center
April 24, 1999
Sonoma CA
Piano Music from Finland
Lutheran Church of the Cross
April 23, 1999
Berkeley CA
Nordvendt Concert Series
Mindekirken Norwegian Church
April 11, 1999
Minneapolis MN
Recital in Silver Lake
Sponsored by the American Scandinavian Foundation of Los Angeles
March 28, 1999
Los Angeles CA
Piano Music from Finland
Finnish-American Heritage Center at Finlandia University
January 28, 1999
Hancock MI
Hanns Eisler Centennial Celebration
West-Park Presbyterian Church
Eisler: Piano Sonata No. 1; Eisler: ‘Reise’ Sonata for Violin and Piano/ Ashley Horne, Violinist
September 26, 1998
New York NY
Recital: American Piano Music/ Amerikkalaista Pianomusiikkia
Temippeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church)
March 31, 1998
Helsinki, Finland
Recital: Contemporary Finnish Music
Sponsored by ‘Music on the Saint Croix’.
Also featured was the World Premiere of David Drexler’s ‘Devils Lake’, for violin, clarinet, cello and piano.
St. Michaels Catholic Church
February 21, 1998
Stillwater MN
Piano Music from Finland at Finnfest 1997
June 19, 1997
Minot ND
Piano Music from Finland. THE FIRST 'PIANO MUSIC FROM FINLAND' PROGRAM.
Sundin Hall at Hamline University
April 6, 1997
St. Paul MN
Contemporary Music for the Piano
Presented by the Center for New Music
Clapp Recital Hall at the University of Iowa
March 31, 1996
Iowa City IA
Recent American Piano Music The Hartt School
The Hartt School/ Presented by the Institute of Contemporary American Music
October 25, 1995
Hartford CT
Recent American Piano Music
The New Music Café at Illinois Wesleyan University
May 4, 1995
Bloomington IL
Neue amerikanische Musik/ Recent American Music in Leibnizhaus
Music and Commentary
Leibnizhaus
Sponsored by the Hannover Amerika Haus and Integratives Forum Hannover
14. November 1994
Hannover, Germany
Neue amerikanische Musik/ Recent American Music
Wacker Gallerie
November 1994
Hildesheim, Germany
Lecture Concert on American Music
Second Templin Seminar
Sponsored by: AGABUR Foundation, the Univ. of CT, Potsdam Univ. DAAD, State of Brandenburg
March 24, 1994
Templin, Germany
Recent American Music.
Landmark Center
Presented by Minnesota Landmarks and the Minnesota Composers Forum
February 7, 1994
St. Paul MN
Neue amerikanische Musik/ Recent American Music
Music and Commentary
Wintersalon in Hannover
February 26, 1993
Hannover, Germany