Celebrated for his warm stage presence, compelling musical personality, and provocative repertoire choices, Canadian pianist Carter Johnson is known for making classical music speak to all kinds of audiences. The silver medalist of the 2024 Gina Bachauer Competition, his laurels also include first prizes in international competitions such as the 2023 Concours Hauts-de-France, the 2021 International Competition of Polish Music, the 2020 Valsesia International Competition, the 2024 Heida Hermanns International Competition and the 2023 Weatherford College International Competition. Other recent awards include the prize for the most promising pianist not proceeding to the final in the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition, the best performance of the commissioned work in the 2024 Gina Bachauer Competition, and a special finalist prize in the 2023 Walter Naumburg Competition. Johnson rose to prominence in his home country when in 2018 he was declared the winner of two of Canada’s most important competitions, garnering both the grand prize in the OSM Competition and the first prize in the CMC Stepping Stone competition. Johnson has performed with orchestras including the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Utah Symphony, the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Americas, and his playing has been broadcasted by CBC Radio and medici.tv. Venues in which he has performed include the Maison Symphonique, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y, the Shenzhen Concert Hall, Salle Bourgie, and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Hall.