| Show Grant Johannesen To Perform In n Bountiful Monday Night Pianist Grant Johannesen en appear Monday l I Mar r. r 1 16 at at pm p.m. on the Bountiful Community Concert Series in the Bountiful high auditorium has been called a musician of oC an age of gi ants tIE lIE TOOK a giant step in his career last April when he toured Russia He emerged with increased artistic stature scoring in fact one of oC the greatest triumphs by a visiting artist to Moscow Moscow I papers reported on April 4 1963 Utah born pl pi Johannesen got an enthusiastic reception I 1 a s t as he opened a three we work Jk concert tour of the Soviet Union A. A sell out audience in inthe inthe the 1800 seat scat auditorium of the Moscow Conservatory got six encores encores i JOHANNESEN'S Russian reception re re- was no surprise to American critics s his current season has been tilled filled with similar successes Ills His sold sold out out concert in New Yorks York's Philharmonic Phil harmonic Hall in Lincoln Center Cen ter was described by the New NewYork NewYork York Times as music making I Iy in th best of taste animated by y tine afine mind and a pair of I hands that must be the envy of oC his colleagues I Johannesen reached even greater audiences with his appearance ap ap- on the Ed Sullivan show and his annual engage ment on the NBC TV ephone ephon Hour liE IS ONE of oC the few Americans Amer Amer- who belongs to the sparse ranks of oC the mature young pianists His notable debut in 1944 while he was still in his early twenties brought him instant tion He went on to appear with increasing s sue u c c e s s throughout the United States In South America Europe Australia and the Far East In 1949 on his debut tour J Jo Johannesen o. o won the Ostend International In Festival Prize win fling ning the coveted award over 52 entrants from 39 countries In Europe he has been hailed in all the most musically fas fas' festivals from en Aix-en- Provence to Bergen IN TilE TIfE SUMMER SUl of 1960 Johannesen was heard around the world in over per including his sensational sen debut in Australia and See Johannesen on Page Two I q wars m f f f It tt I if I Jf rJ t i 1 fj S 'S H f 4 lt 14 0 t v 1 it I v l. l t 4 V f 1 r 1 I i W t sera f fA A tZ J L I J r A s t I f r Ij Jf J a- a 1 I I p i-p- a P a i j i or S V 1 S h- h V r GRANT JOHANNESEN 4 I Johannesen Continued from Irom Front Page New Zealand During his few lew free weeks of vacation each year when he is not appearing at such popular stadium concert serles sere ser les ies as the Hollywood Bowl Chicago's Grant Park of oC the famous lamous Concerts or acting as an artist In resl resi dente dence at Aspens Aspen's Music Fes Johannesen likes to unwind un wind from Irom concert pitch in his beloved Rocky Mountains WITH his 18 16 year old son David he can explore the tho gorgeous heights of that magnificent section of at western America and prepare himself for Cor his usual busy winter mu season Like any good lather father he tries to share his sons son's interests Interest David who divides his time between winters in a New England Eng Eng- land prep school and hIs summers sum mers with his grandfather iri In Salt Lake City when he cant can't be with his busy father is an avid stamp collector MRS 1 is the lovely and talented cellist Zara |
