German-born cellist Johannes Moser came to international attention in 2002 when he won the 12th Tchaikovsky Competition and was awarded the Special Prize for his interpretation of the Rococo Variations. Since then Johannes has performed with many of the highest level orchestras in Europe and throughout the world. Highlights include performances with the Chicago Symphony under Pierre Boulez, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Riccardo Muti, and the London Symphony Orchestra under Valery Gergiev. His most recent success came in 2007 with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst at the Blossom Festival, where the Cleveland Plain Dealer described Johannes as having "played with agile brilliance and vast expressive character."

In the coming season, Johannes continues with a busy recital schedule and performances with the Tonhalle Orchestra, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.

International highlights of Johannes’ previous seasons include appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Deutsche Symphony Orchestra, SWR Stuttgart, Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Saarbrücken and a tour of Italy with Riccardo Muti and the Cherubini Orchestra.

He has also performed at many festivals including the Verbier Festival, Schleswig-Hostein Festival, Kissinger Summer Festival, Gstaad Festival, and the Rheingau Music Festival.

Born in Munich in 1979, Johannes began studying the cello at the age of 8 and became a student of Professor David Geringas in 1997. He won first prize in the 2000 Davidoff Competition in Riga and the 2001 Mendelssohn competition in Berlin.

His first recital disc was released by Hänssler Classics in summer 2006 with sonatas by Shostakovich, Weinberg and Boris Tchaikovsky and was awarded the ECHO Klassik 2007 award for Young Artist (cello). A second disc, Brahms and his Contemporaries Vol. 1, features sonatas by Brahms, Fuchs and Zemlinsky and was released in summer 2007.

In juin 2002, Johannes Moser acquiert la reconnaissance internationale en remportant le 12e Concours International Tchaïkovski à Moscou. Il est également récompensé par le prix spécial pour la meilleure interprétation des Variations Rokoko.