Craig Randal Johnson was Finlandia Foundation 'Performer of the Year' in 1998-1999.
See 'Piano Recitals' for complete Performer of the Year program listing.
See 'Piano Recitals' for complete Performer of the Year program listing.
The FinnFest 2007 Symphony Concert
Conductor/ Music Director
July 27, 2007
Lakeside Performing Arts Center
Ashtabula, OH
Elizabeth Bell, Solo Violinist
Piano Recital: SISU Finnish and Culture Seminar
‘Suomen Innokkaat SISUkaat Ulkosuomalaiset’
Underwritten in part by the Finlandia Foundation
August 10, 2006
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth MN
Lecture/ Piano Performance: Seventh Nordic Spirit Symposium at California Lutheran University
"The Piano as a Contemporary Voice in Scandinavian Culture"
February 18, 2006
Thousand Oaks CA
Summer Celebration Concert at the Crystal Theatre
Pianist
August 14, 2005
Crystal Theatre/ Crystal Falls MI
Folk, Traditional, Jazz, Classical and Original Music from Finland and the USA
featuring The Järvelä Family, White Water, Duo Borealis, Jukka Linkola, Craig Johnson
Finn Grand Fest 2005: Music by Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Pianist
August 12, 2005
Reynolds Auditorium Marquette MI
Aria, from Ganges’ Beauteous Strands
Don Grant, Clarinet; Eeva Savolainen, Soprano; Craig Johnson, Pianist
Finn Grand Fest 2005 Gala Festival Concert
Conductor/ Music Director
August 11, 2005
Lakeview Arena/ Marquette MI
Evan Premo, Solo Double Bassist/ Composer Jukka Linkola
James Koenig, Baritone Soloist
The Finn Grand Fest 2005 Festival Orchestra
The Marquette Choral Society
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FinnFunn Festival 2004
Pianist
October 1-2, 2004
Ithaca NY
Finnish Heritage Day
Pianist
July 31, 2004
Crystal Falls MI
27th Annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival (multiple events)
Pianist
June 2004
Hjemkomst Center/ Moorhead MN
Kalevala Day hosted by the Red River Finns/ Hjemkomst Center
Pianist
February 28, 2004
Moorhead MN
Finnfest Symphony Orchestra Concert
Conductor/ Music Director
August 11, 2002
Ted Mann Concert Hall/ University of Minnesota
Minneapolis MN
Ulla Suokko, Flute Soloist
Eeva Savolainen, Soprano
James Koenig, Baritone
Luther/ Opera by Kari Tikka
North American Premiere
Craig Randal Johnson was Prompter/ Accompanist-Coach
October 25-27, 2001
Cast of the Finnish National Opera
Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis MN
Bible Songs/ by Kari Tikka
Sauli Tiilikainen, tenor (Finnish National Opera)
Craig Randal Johnson, pianist
October 27, 2000
'Luther Reformation Festival'
Chapel of the Incarnation/ Luther Seminary
St. Paul MN
Culture and Art Forms of Finland
Pianist
May 3, 2000
Falcon Heights MN
Presented by the Elder Learning Institute
Finnish Independence Day/ Luther Seminary
Pianist
December 6, 1999
St. Paul MN
Recital, Sponsored by the Finnish American Heritage Society
Pianist
November 5, 1999
Canterbury Finnish Hall
Canterbury CT
‘Musici, Elama ja Rakkaus’, ‘A Concert of Seldom Heard Finnish Music’
Pianist/ Accompanist
July 17, 1999
Sundin Hall at Hamline University
St. Paul MN
Eeva Savolainen, soprano
Singing Strings’
Hilpi Leino-Kantola, piano
Pete Pellinen, baritone
Singing Strings, Eeva Savolainen and Friends
Pianist
June 1999
Ely and Virginia MN
Finnish Delegation Reception for the Finnish-American Society of Dallas-Ft. Worth
Pianist
May 12, 1999
Irving Arts Center
Irving TX
Finlandia Foundation Trustees Meeting and Dinner
Pianist
March 27, 1999
Double Tree Hotel
Pasadena CA
‘Kalevala and the Global Village’
Pianist
February 28, 1999.
St. Paul MN
Kalevala Celebration at the Landmark Center
‘Fifteenth Annual Scandinavian Ball’ at the Doubletree Stapleton Hotel
Pianist, as Performer of the Year
October 17, 1998
Denver CO
Finnfest 1998 Northeast
Pianist
July 1998
Gorham ME
Eightieth Anniversary Finland Independence Day Concert
Conductor/ Music Director
December 6, 1997
First Unitarian Society
Minneapolis MN
“The Water is Wide”
Pianist
August 9, 1997.
Finnish American Home Association
Sonoma CA
Eeva Savolainen, soprano; Kari Sundström, trombone; Craig Johnson, piano
'Piano Music from Finland' / Finnfest 1997
Pianist
June 19, 1997
Minot ND
'Piano Music from Finland'
Pianist
April 6, 1997
Sundin Hall at Hamline University
St. Paul MN
This was the first 'Piano Music from Finland' recital.
Esa Ruuttunen, bass-baritone Solo Recital
Craig Johnson, Pianist
October 25, 1996
'Luther Reformation Festival'
Chapel of the Incarnation/ Luther Seminary
St. Paul MN
Piano Selections: Kalevala Day Program
“Kalevala” Epic of the Finnish People. Presented by the Finlandia Foundation
February 11, 1996. University of Minnesota/ St. Paul MN