Biography
Cello
Johannes Moser
German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic at the Proms, London Symphony, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, and Tokyo NHK Symphony. His recordings have earned him the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the Diapason d’Or.
Renowned for his efforts to expand the reach of the classical genre, as well as his passionate focus on new music, Moser has commissioned works from Julia Wolfe, Ellen Reid, Thomas Agerfeld Olesen, Johannes Kalitzke, Jelena Firsowa, and Andrew Norman. In 2011 he premiered Enrico Chapela’s Magnetar for electric cello with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and brought it on tour with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil at Davies Symphony Hall. Throughout his career, Moser has been committed to reaching out to all audiences, from kindergarten to college and beyond.
Born into a musical family in 1979, Moser began studying the cello at the age of eight. He was the top prize winner at the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition, in addition to being awarded the Special Prize for his interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. In 2014 he was awarded the prestigious Brahms prize. Moser plays on an Andrea Guarneri Cello from 1694 from a private collection, and holds a professorship at the Cologne Hochschule für Musik und Tanz. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in January 2019.
Renowned for his efforts to expand the reach of the classical genre, as well as his passionate focus on new music, Moser has commissioned works from Julia Wolfe, Ellen Reid, Thomas Agerfeld Olesen, Johannes Kalitzke, Jelena Firsowa, and Andrew Norman. In 2011 he premiered Enrico Chapela’s Magnetar for electric cello with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and brought it on tour with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil at Davies Symphony Hall. Throughout his career, Moser has been committed to reaching out to all audiences, from kindergarten to college and beyond.
Born into a musical family in 1979, Moser began studying the cello at the age of eight. He was the top prize winner at the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition, in addition to being awarded the Special Prize for his interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. In 2014 he was awarded the prestigious Brahms prize. Moser plays on an Andrea Guarneri Cello from 1694 from a private collection, and holds a professorship at the Cologne Hochschule für Musik und Tanz. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in January 2019.
