Il chitarrista e compositore Johannes Möller ha
affascinato il pubblico di tu7o il mondo con i suoi
concer8densidicarismaeprofondità.Nel2010ha
vintoilGFAConcertAr8stCompe88on,unodeipiù
pres8giosiconcorsichitarris8mondiali.
Come interprete ha vinto nel marzo 2008 il Dutch
Vriendenkrans Concours, compe8zione riservata
nonsolamenteallachitarra,maatuMglistrumen8:
come premio, tra gli altri, è stato inserito il suo
nome in una targa presso il Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam. E’ anche stato il primo chitarrista di
sempre a vincere, nel 2007, la Ljunggrenska
Compe88on (Svezia) con questa mo8vazione: “con
l’aiuto di una tecnica mozzafiato e tuM i colori
dell’arcobaleno, apre le porte ad un mondo di
espressionisfumatechecolpisconocongrandeforza
ed intensità”. Nel 2005 è stato anche il primo chitarrista a vincere The Bromsgrove Fes8val
Interna8onalYoungMusiciansPlaborm(England):“ilchitarristaJohannesMöllerfamiracoliconle
sueesecuzionilucideegenerose”(StephenPeM7,LondonEveningStandard).
All’età di dodici anni visse un’esplosione crea8va come compositore autodida7a, scrivendo
numerosilavoridimusicadacamerapervaristrumen8.Parteditalicomposizionifuregistratada
alcunideipiùimportan8interpre8svedesiquandoJohannesavevasoloqua7ordicianni.Lacri8ca
salutòl’albumconfavoreedilGöteborgspostenscrisse:“cosadiventeràquestoJohannesMöller?
UnMozartsvedesedeigiorninostri?”.Nel2006duranteilFes8valInternazionalediIserlohnvenne
eseguitainprimamondialelasuacomposizione“Whenthewindsdissolve”perflautocontraltoe
chitarra.Daquelmomentodecisedidedicarsiprincipalmenteallacomposizioneenel2009vinse
l’EuropeanGuitarAwardconunacomposizioneperchitarrasolacheconfluìnell’albumdel2010
interamentededicatoallecomposizioniperchitarrasola.
Johannes ha studiato al Royal College of Music a Londra con Gary Ryan e Carlos Bonell e
composizione con William Mival, o7enendo il Bachelor of Music con lode. Ha poi o7enuto un
Master presso il Conservatorio di The Hague dove ha studiato con Zoran Dukic ed ha seguito
masterclass con il chitarrista Pavel Steidl e con il chitarrista-compositore Dusan Bogdanovic. Un
secondoMasterconlaguidadiLexEisenhardtperlachitarraeRichardAyresperlacomposizioneè
statoo7enutopressoilConservatoriodiAmsterdam.
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The European guitarist and composer Johannes Möller has cap8vated audiences throughout the
world with charisma8c and soulful performances. In 2010 he was awarded first prize in the GFA
ConcertAr8stCompe88on,consideredbymanytobethemostpres8giousguitarcompe88onin
theworld.
As a performer, Johannes’s ar8stry has reached well beyond the usual guitar circles. This was
confirmed in March 2008 when he won the Dutch Vriendenkrans Concours while compe8ng
against performers in all instrumental categories. As a part of this award his name has been
engravedonametalplatethatcanbeseenintheConcertgebouwinAmsterdam.Healsobecame
thefirstguitaristevertowintheLjunggrenskaCompe88on(Sweden)in2007,andtheconclusion
issued by the jury was: “With the help of a breathtaking technique and all the colors of the
rainbowheopensadoortoaworldofsubtleexpressionswhichstrikesuswithgreatpowerand
intensity.” In 2005, he became the first guitarist to win The Bromsgrove Fes8val Interna8onal
Young Musicians Plaborm (England). Cri8cs have also noted his special quali8es, wri8ng of his
playing “Guitarist Johannes Moller achieved miracles with his lucid, spacious playing.” (Stephen
PeM7,LondonEveningStandard).
At the age of 12 as a self-taught composer Johannes experienced an outburst of crea8vity that
resulted in a large quan8ty of mainly chamber music works for various instrumenta8ons. A
selec8onoftheseworkswasrecordedonaCDwithsomeofthetopinstrumentalistsinSweden
when he was 14 years old. A cri8c from the Swedish newspaper Göteborgsposten wrote about
thesecomposi8ons,”WhatistobecomeofJohannesMöller?ASwedishMozart–inour8me?”
In his later teenage years, Johannes con8nued composing experimen8ng with various
composi8onalstylesandtechniques.Itwashowevernotun8lhecomposedhispiece“Whenthe
Winds Dissolve” for alto flute and guitar in 2006 that he found his personal voice. The world
premiereofthiscomposi8ontookplaceduringthe“IserlohnInterna8onalGuitarSymposium”.It
wasreceivedwithsuchenthusiasmfromcollegesandstudentsalikethathedecidedtodedicate
himselftomainlycomposemusicfortheguitar.In2009,hewona“EuropeanGuitarAward”forhis
guitarsolocomposi8onandinOctober2010,aCDwasreleasedofJohannesperforminghisown
music.
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JohanneshasearnedaBachelorofMusicwithHonorsfromtheRoyalCollegeofMusicinLondon
wherehestudiedguitarwithGaryRyanandCarlosBonellandcomposi8onwithWilliamMival.He
hasreceivedaMastersdegreefromtheRoyalConservatoireinTheHaguewherehestudiedwith
Zoran Dukic. He also received a scholarship for excellent students from the Royal Conservatoire
that allowed him to study privately with Pavel Steidl in Czech Republic as well as composi8on
lessons with Dusan Bogdanovic in the USA. He completed a second Masters degree at the
Conservatoire in Amsterdam where he studied guitar with Lex Eisenhardt and composi8on with
RichardAyres.
