Guy Johnston
Guy Johnston | |
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Born | Harpenden, England | 7 May 1981
Genres | Classical |
Instrument(s) | Cello |
Website | www |
Guy Johnston (born 1981) is a British
Career
At the age of eight, Johnston became a chorister at King's College, Cambridge and combined singing with the cello. He then attended Chetham's School of Music, Manchester from 1996 to 1999[2] and studied under acclaimed cellist Steven Doane[3] before going to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, United States.[4]
Johnston came to prominence after winning the
Johnston has since performed concertos with leading British orchestras including the
Johnston's performances and recordings are regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.
He is a founding member of the Aronowitz Ensemble, which has recently been invited into the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme, guaranteeing regular feature presentations on BBC Radio 3 and other media over a two-year period.
His instrument is a 1714 David Tecchler cello.[7]
In August 2016, Johnston performed the world premiere of Charlotte Bray's cello concerto Falling in the Fire at The Proms.[8]
Recording work
Johnston recorded
Johnston released his debut recital disc Milo in May 2010 on the Orchid label with the pianist Kathryn Stott. The disc comprises British 20th-century music including the Cello Sonatas by Benjamin Britten and Frank Bridge and works "Sleep On" and "Milo" by Mark-Anthony Turnage. Turnage wrote the latter for the christening of his son, Milo.[9] Johnston premiered the work at Milo's christening and is his godfather.
Johnston recorded the
Johnston was awarded a
Personal life
Johnston was born to a musical family. His parents David and Gill run Musicale, a music school and instrument retailer in Harpenden. He has two brothers, Magnus and Rupert, and they have a younger sister Brittany "Izzy". All three brothers were choristers at King's College Chapel, Cambridge and educated at its affiliated school.[10] Magnus has enjoyed a successful career as a violinist and chamber musician and is married to Dutch violinist Marije Ploemacher.[11] Izzy was a member of the electronic string quartet Escala and is married to McFly drummer Harry Judd. Rupert, who plays the French horn, sustained a serious brain injury in a car accident in 1997, as an eighteen-year-old student at Guildhall. As a result, Johnston, his siblings, and Judd have supported the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (The Disabilities Trust) through their charity work.[12] Johnston married economic historian Ali Digby at her family home, Minterne House, Dorset, in May 2018.
References
- ^ "Young Musician of the Year Competition - Past Winners". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Chetham's at the BBC Young Musician — Guy Johnston". Chethams.com.
- ^ "News Room — RISING STARS AT EASTMAN". Esm.rochester.edu. 4 May 2001.
- ^ a b c "Heart Strings". The Guardian. 13 July 2001.
- ^ "Guy Johnston BBC Young Musician of the Year 2000 Broken String". YouTube. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Aberystwyth MusicFest International Festival and Summer School 2008 - Guy Johnston - cello / sielo". Abermusicfest.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Guy Johnston: Official Website - Biography". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Kettle, Martin (15 August 2016). "BBCSO/Oramo review – Bray's restless writing is centrepiece of a varied Prom". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Kenyon, Nicholas (16 May 2010). "Milo: Bridge, Britten, Turnage/ Guy Johnston (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano)". The Guardian.
- ^ "Cellist Guy Johnston: "When music works it's magic and speaks to the soul"". Cambridge News. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Our wedding will be a musical affair". The Times. 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Information — Who We Are — Friends of the Trust". Thedtgroup.org.
External links
- Profile at BBC Young Musician of the Year
- Profile at the Royal Academy of Music website
- Youtube Channel