Johannes Johansson

Swedish composer, church musician and music director, born 3 December 1951 in Malmö, died 30 May 2012 in Stockholm. He was rector of the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm from 2006 until his death. During the years 1999–2005, he was head of the Malmö Academy of Music. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Music and an Honorary Member of both the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. From 2004 to 2011 he was president of the AEC (European Association of Conservatories, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen). As a composer, Johansson worked in recent years primarily with vocal music and with music in the mix form instruments / speakers. He was often hired as an expert in Sweden and abroad.