Johannes Visser

Johannes Visser

- Composer of Contemporary Art Music
- Conductor
- Pianist
- Double Bassist

Winner of the Jan Royce Foundation Prize for best Symphonic Composition, Johannes Visser received his Bachelor of Music degree in Composition and Piano Cum Laude, with subject distinctions in composition, orchestration, piano, music theory and analysis, and music history. He is currently completing his Master of Music Composition degree on the highly prestigious Bomhard Fellowship at the University of Louisville.

Recently Johannes had a variety of notable composition premieres. These include the performance of “bo-kaap”, a large-scale work for chamber orchestra, as well as “klankstruktuur no.2”, an experimental work for large orchestra that includes body percussion and a plethora of extended techniques.

Johannes currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky for 9 months of the year, and lives in Cape Town, South Africa for the remainder.