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Ben Johnson - Tenor

St Martin-in-the-Fields, 15-Apr-2024 / 18:30

Wigmore Hall, 26-Oct-2021 / 15:00

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine SV206

Unfortunately, Ben Johnson was unable to perform on the 18th of October 2022 at the Wigmore Hall due to illness.

Wigmore Hall, 25-Jul-2021 / 15:00

Recital with Martin James Bartlett

  • Schubert:
    • Wandrers Nachtlied II D768
    • An die Laute D905
    • Nacht und Träume D827
    • Der Winterabend D938
  • Liszt: VII. Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder' from Schwanengesang S560
  • Fauré: Clair de lune Op. 46 No. 2
  • Reynaldo Hahn:
    • Fêtes galantes
    • L'Heure exquise from Chansons grises
    • Graham Peel: No. 4 The Early Morning from The Country Lover
  • Maude Valérie White: The Throstle
  • Britten:
    • Early one morning from Vol. 5 British Isles
    • Little Sir William from Vol. 1 British Isles
    • The Crocodile from Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements
  • Liza Lehmann: Henry King (Who chewed little bits of string and was early cut off in dreadful agonies) from Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral
  • Noël Coward: Alice is at it again

Ben Johnson's concerts, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic

On the 12th of January 2021 with Martin James Bartlett at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 18th of December 2020 with Rowan Pierce, Iestyn Davies and Ashley Riches at the Barbican Hall.

On the 12th of September 2020 with Alessandro Fisher at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 5th of July 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

He performed in a live streamed performance of Handel's Messiah with Rowan Pierce, Iestyn Davies, Ashley Riches, the Choir of AAM and the Academy of Ancient Music under the direction of harpsichord playing Richard Egarr on the 19th of December 2020.

Mr Johnson as Basilio, Toby Girling as Count Almaviva, Simona Mihai as Countess Almaviva, Ellie Laugharne as Susanna and Rowan Pierce all sang in a concert performance of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro with the Academy of Ancient Music on 4th of July 2019 at the Barbican Hall.

He also performed in Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings and Purcell/Britten's Suite of Six Songs from Orpheus Brittanicus with The English Chamber Orchestra at the Cadogan Hall on the 16th of March 2019 and he sang with Lucy Crowe, mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, bass-baritone Duncan Rock and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Martyn Brabbins (who replaced Sakari Oramo due to the illness on Mr. Oramo's part) in Mass in D by Ethel Smyth at the Barbican Hall on the 15th of November 2018.

Cadogan Hall, 10-Nov-2018 / 19:30

Britten: War Requiem

Mr Johnson:

Royal Albert Hall, 9-Sep-2017 / 19:15

Mr. Johnson took part in a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah at the Cadogan Hall on the 18th of March 2017.

Milton Court Concert Hall, 19-Feb-2017 / 15:00

Royal Festival Hall, 21-Jan-2017 / 19:30

Beethoven: Fidelio (concert performance, sung in German with an English narration)

Kings Place, 22-Apr-2016 / 18:30

Handel: Brockes-Passion HWV48

Mr Johnson sang at a Schubert song recital evening on the 16th of February 2016 at the Wigmore Hall with Mary Bevan.

Mr Johnson considerable talent was confirmed when he won the Audience Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 competition.

Royal Albert Hall, 9-Sep-2015 / 19:30

  • Nielsen: Springtime on Funen Op 42
  • Malin Christensson - Soprano
  • Ben Johnson - Tenor
  • Neal Davies - Bass-baritone
  • Tiffin Boys’ Choir
  • Tiffin Girls’ Choir
  • BBC Singers
  • Crouch End Festival Chorus
  • Joseph Philbrick Webster: In the Sweet By and By
  • Charles Zeuner: Ye Christian Heralds
  • Simeon B. Marsh: Jesus, Lover of My Soul
  • Lowell Mason : Nearer, My God, to Thee
  • Ives : Symphony No. 4
  • William Wolfram - Piano
  • Henning Kraggerud - Violin
  • Crouch End Festival Chorus
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Andrew Litton - Conductor

Royal Festival Hall, 29-Mar-2015 / 11:00

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Mr Johnson sang with Ashley Riches at the Barbican Hall on the 6th of December 2014 in a performance of Bach's Magnificat.

Royal Festival Hall, 9-Nov-2014 / 15:00

Britten: War Requiem

Royal Albert Hall, 4-Sep-2014 / 19:30

Barbican Hall, 10-Oct-2014 / 19:00

Handel: Alcina

Cadogan Hall, 24-Aug-2013 / 13:00

He made his BBC Proms debut in the triple role of Israelite Man, Philisitine Man and Messenger in Handel's Samson, HWV 57 on the 20th of August 2009 with Harry Bicket conducting The English Concert.