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Dane Johansen
Cello
American cellist Dane Johansen performs extensively throughout the world as a soloist and chamber
musician. Praised for his "brave virtuosity" and "staggering aplomb" (The New York Times, New York
Magazine), Dane made his debut at the Lincoln Center in 2008, performing Elliott Carter's Cello
Concerto with James Levine in celebration of the composer's centennial. The first winner of the
Juilliard’s Leo Ruiz Memorial Award, Dane made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2012, and in 2013, as
winner of Juilliard’s Sanders Prize, he performed Bloch’s Schelomo with the Jerusalem Symphony
Orchestra in Israel. Upcoming engagements include recitals in the USA and Europe and a concerto
with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dane studied at The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Conservatoire
National Superieur de Paris, and The Juilliard School. His mentors include Joel Krosnick, David Soyer,
Richard Aaron, and the Emerson String Quartet. Dane also had the privilege of studying privately
with the legendary cellist Bernard Greenhouse during the last five years of his life, and draws
tremendous inspiration from his classes with Janos Starker. Dane is currently assistant to Joel
Krosnick at The Juilliard School and teaches at Juilliard’s Pre-College. He plays a cello made for him
by Stefan Valcuha in 2011.
Dane has performed throughout the United States and Canada, and at numerous venues across
Europe, China, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico. Among others, he has collaborated with artists Pinchas
Zukerman, David Shifrin, Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida. He is a regular Artist of the Chamber
Music Society of the Lincoln Center and has performed at The Marlboro Music Festival,
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival and Seattle Chamber Music Festival. 2011 saw Dane give
the New York premiere of the Crouching Tiger Concerto with composer Tan Dun and the Metropolis
Ensemble at the Lincoln Center Outdoor Festival for an audience of 4,000 people.
As the former cellist of the Escher String Quartet, Dane recorded for the Naxos and BIS labels. The
quartet recorded for BBC Radio 3 in London as New Generation Artists, and performed regularly in
New York as Artists of The Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center. In 2013 the Escher Quartet
became one of the few ensembles to be awarded the prestigious Avery Fischer Career Grant.
For many years, Dane has dedicated great energy to exploring and developing his performance of
J.S. Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello. This led not only to a performance at Alice Tully Hall in 2010, but
ultimately after years of dedicated preparation, to an unforgettable musical pilgrimage: in May
2014, he walked 500 miles along the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain with his cello on his
back, performing Bach’s Suites in 35 concerts along the way. The story of his adventure on the
Camino with Bach will be made into a documentary film and accompanying recording, and is
expected to tour as a multimedia recital programme through 2016. Dane Johansen is managed
worldwide by Percius. www.percius.co.uk
This biography is valid until August 2016.
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