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James Johnston is a pianist and composer whose abilities range
from fresh interpretations of the classic literature to new music, improvisation, and jazz. As a recently featured soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart's Concerto K.453, James played a different original cadenza at each of the four performances.
James was a semi-finalist in the 1998 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, and has performed as a soloist with the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Nova of Monroeville, and the World Youth Symphony Orchestra of Interlochen, Michigan.
James is a founding member of PROTEUS, which made it’s New York debut in 2000 and was recently in residence at both the Norfolk and Aspen music festivals.
James's compositions have placed nationally in the Reflections Contest, and his orchestral tone poem Rooms was recorded by the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. James attended the Yale and the Julliard School, where he received his Master of Music degree. He is currently completing his Doctorate at the Manhattan School of Music.
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