Artists

Christer Johnsson

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Professor Christer Johnsson is now a Windcorp(Sweden) artist and uses the Yanagisawa A-992. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. After his studies in Stockholm, he received the Royal Academy Scholarship Grant to study in France under Jean-Marie Londiex. After his studies in France, he received the Madaille d’Or a Umaminite au Felicitations Jury.
In 1982, he made his debut with the Swedish Radio Symphonic Orchestra and played at the Lars-Erik Larssons Concert for Alto saxophone under Mr. Leif Segerstam.
He was also working at the Royal Academy of Music where he taught young students the saxophone.
In 2000, he was made a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
In January 2014, he will play at the Lars-Erik Larssons Concert for Alto saxophone again. This time with Tonhalle Orkester in Zurich.