PIANO
Juho Pohjonen has just returned from China, where he gave two warmly received performances with violinist Hyeyoon Park. The duo performed at Xianju Yong’An Theatre on 25th April and Hangzhou Grand Theatre on 30th April, presenting a vibrant and eclectic programme that blended familiar Western repertoire with celebrated Chinese works less often heard in the…Read more ›
On the 21st March, Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen delivered an unforgettable performance at the Historischer Reitstadel Neumarkt, sharing the stage with Christian Poltéra, Esther Hoppe, Lars Anders Tomter and Janne Saksala in a stunning programme of Fauré and Schubert. Critics were unanimous in their praise. Neumarkt Stadt wrote, “One cannot (and does not want to)…Read more ›
Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen and violinist Danbi Um have released their highly anticipated new album, Poème Mystique, on Avie Records. The album features a compelling selection of works by Richard Strauss, Ernest Bloch, Franz Schubert, and Gabriel Fauré and is now available on all major streaming platforms. Following the album’s release, Pohjonen heads to New…Read more ›
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) kicks off its 2024-25 season with the programme Romantics: Schubert’s Trout on Saturday, September 28, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Renowned Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen joins LACO musicians to perform Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat major and Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A…Read more ›
Today is the release day for ‘Rooms of Elsinore’ on the BIS label; a captivating new album by the renowned composer and violist Brett Dean. This album delves deep into the world of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, exploring its themes and characters through a series of five innovative compositions by Dean and all of which are inspired…Read more ›
This summer JBM artists will be performing at festivals across the globe. 19 July – 11 August: Bregenz Festival, Austria Enrique Mazzola conducts the Vienna Symphony for Weber’s Der Freischütz. Find out more. 20 July: Virtuoso and Belcanto Festival, Italy Viviane Hagner and pianist Till Fellner perform a programme of Mozart, Ligeti, and Brahms…Read more ›
Juho’s new solo album Rameau & Scriabin: Visionaries of the Keyboard with Orchid Classics has been released today. The album includes Rameau’s Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin and two of Scriabin’s Piano Sonatas, No. 6 and 7. “In the grand narrative of musical history, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) and Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) may appear as…Read more ›
Juho Pohjonen is currently in North America, where he will be performing across the US and Canada. As well as a sold-out solo recital at the Mairs Concert Hall, Minneapolis, he is joined by violinist Stephen Waarts and cellist Jonathan Swensen for chamber concerts at the Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, and Vancouver Playhouse. To complete…Read more ›
Juho Pohjonen starts 2023 making his debut in Taiwan. He begins with performances of chamber music by Brahms, Chausson and Turina in Taipei and Yunlin, before performing Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 on 12 January with the Taiwan Philharmonic under the baton of Stefan Asbury. More on the programmes here: Chamber: https://npac-nso.org/en/concerts/doc-gc6pc9cgij Concerto: https://npac-nso.org/en/concerts/doc-gc6pcsdjvp
This week, Juho Pohjonen steps in at the last minute to join conductor Leslie Suganandarajah and the BBC Philharmonic, performing Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Tune in at 14:25 on Thursday 26th May to listen live. Or listen afterwards for 30 days here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017dv3